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Travel and tourism contributed 10.5% of Italy's national GDP in 2024 — $248.3 billion of economic value and 3.1 million jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks Italy 14th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 10.8% in 2025 and 12.2% by 2035.
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10.5% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 14th of 42
10.5%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
10.8%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$248.3 billion
YoY growth (2024)
3.0%
10-year forecast (2035)
12.2%
Tourism jobs (2024)
12.9% of total employment
3.1 million
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 10.5% figure for Italy as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts Italy's tourism share of GDP to 12.2%, implying a CAGR of roughly 1.5% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 10.5% of Italy's national GDP in 2024 and 10.8% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $248.3 billion to Italy's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 3.0% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 12.2% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 3.1 million jobs in Italy — 12.9% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
Italy ranks 14th 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 — Italy, 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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