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Travel and tourism contributed 6.6% of India's national GDP in 2024 — $249.3 billion of economic value and 46.3 million jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks India 36th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 6.6% in 2025 and 6.9% by 2035.
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6.6% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 36th of 42
6.6%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
6.6%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$249.3 billion
YoY growth (2024)
9.2%
10-year forecast (2035)
6.9%
Tourism jobs (2024)
9.1% of total employment
46.3 million
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 6.6% figure for India as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts India's tourism share of GDP to 6.9%, implying a CAGR of roughly 0.4% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 6.6% of India's national GDP in 2024 and 6.6% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $249.3 billion to India's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 9.2% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 6.9% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 46.3 million jobs in India — 9.1% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
India ranks 36th 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 — India, 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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