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Travel and tourism contributed 9.9% of Saudi Arabia's national GDP in 2024 — $107.5 billion of economic value and 2.6 million jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks Saudi Arabia 20th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 10.6% in 2025 and 13.7% by 2035.
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9.9% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 20th of 42
9.9%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
10.6%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$107.5 billion
YoY growth (2024)
7.0%
10-year forecast (2035)
13.7%
Tourism jobs (2024)
15.1% of total employment
2.6 million
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 9.9% figure for Saudi Arabia as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts Saudi Arabia's tourism share of GDP to 13.7%, implying a CAGR of roughly 3.3% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 9.9% of Saudi Arabia's national GDP in 2024 and 10.6% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $107.5 billion to Saudi Arabia's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 7.0% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 13.7% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 2.6 million jobs in Saudi Arabia — 15.1% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
Saudi Arabia ranks 20th 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 — Saudi Arabia Factsheet, p. 7). 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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