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Travel and tourism contributed 14.9% of Mexico's national GDP in 2024 — $274.4 billion of economic value and 7.7 million jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks Mexico 5th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 15.1% in 2025 and 16.2% by 2035.
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14.9% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 5th of 42
14.9%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
15.1%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$274.4 billion
YoY growth (2024)
2.5%
10-year forecast (2035)
16.2%
Tourism jobs (2024)
13.0% of total employment
7.7 million
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 14.9% figure for Mexico as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts Mexico's tourism share of GDP to 16.2%, implying a CAGR of roughly 0.8% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 14.9% of Mexico's national GDP in 2024 and 15.1% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $274.4 billion to Mexico's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 2.5% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 16.2% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 7.7 million jobs in Mexico — 13.0% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
Mexico ranks 5th 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 — Mexico, 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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