Kenya contributes 10.1% to national GDP via travel and tourism in 2024, ranked 15th among 42 WTTC-tracked economies. Detailed tourism capex, demand momentum and 2035 forecast figures for Kenya are pending the next WTTC factsheet release. The headline GDP-share figure is anchored to WTTC EIR 2025.
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$0 tourism capex (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
T&T capex (2024)
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Share of total national capex
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Capex rank
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Demand momentum
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GDP share forecast (2035)
10.1%
Tourism YoY growth (2024)
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Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
Kenya appears in the WTTC EIR 2025 panel with a tourism share of GDP at 10.1%. Detailed capex composition and momentum analysis will be expanded once WTTC publishes the country factsheet. Until then, the GDP-share signal is anchored to WTTC EIR 2025 and remains the canonical investor-relevant headline.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Kenya contributes 10.1% to national GDP via travel and tourism in 2024 (WTTC EIR 2025). Detailed capex and momentum classification will be expanded once WTTC publishes the country factsheet.
WTTC projects Kenya's tourism share of GDP to reach 10.1% by 2035, up from 10.1% in 2024.
Kenya ranks 15th of 42 economies in the WTTC EIR 2025 panel by tourism share of GDP.
WTTC publishes country factsheets on a rolling schedule; Kenya's detailed capex, momentum, and 10-year forecast will be added to this page once the next factsheet release ships.
WTTC publishes country factsheets on a rolling schedule; Kenya's detailed capex, momentum, and 10-year forecast will be added to this page once the next factsheet release ships.
METHODOLOGY & SOURCE
Every numeric claim on this page is sourced from WTTC EIR 2025. 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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