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Travel and tourism contributed 11.0% of Austria's national GDP in 2024 — $57.5 billion of economic value and 524,000 jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks Austria 11th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 12.2% in 2025 and 13.1% by 2035.
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11.0% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 11th of 42
11.0%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
12.2%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$57.5 billion
YoY growth (2024)
7.6%
10-year forecast (2035)
13.1%
Tourism jobs (2024)
11.1% of total employment
524,000
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 11.0% figure for Austria as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts Austria's tourism share of GDP to 13.1%, implying a CAGR of roughly 1.8% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 11.0% of Austria's national GDP in 2024 and 12.2% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $57.5 billion to Austria's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 7.6% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 13.1% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 524,000 jobs in Austria — 11.1% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
Austria ranks 11th out of 42 WTTC-tracked economies on tourism share of GDP in 2024.
METHODOLOGY & SOURCE
Every numeric claim on this page is sourced from WTTC EIR 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025 — Austria, p. 1). Last accessed 2026-05-11. No figures are estimated, modelled, or AI-generated — DataGreat's narrator is locked to WTTC values verbatim.
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