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Travel and tourism contributed 21.3% of Portugal's national GDP in 2024 — $65.9 billion of economic value and 1.2 million jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks Portugal 1st among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 21.5% in 2025 and 22.6% by 2035.
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21.3% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 1st of 42
21.3%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
21.5%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$65.9 billion
YoY growth (2024)
3.2%
10-year forecast (2035)
22.6%
Tourism jobs (2024)
22.9% of total employment
1.2 million
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 21.3% figure for Portugal as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts Portugal's tourism share of GDP to 22.6%, implying a CAGR of roughly 0.6% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 21.3% of Portugal's national GDP in 2024 and 21.5% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $65.9 billion to Portugal's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 3.2% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 22.6% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 1.2 million jobs in Portugal — 22.9% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
Portugal ranks 1st 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 — Portugal, 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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