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Thailand invested $4.6 billion in travel and tourism capital expenditure in 2024 — 3.9% of total national capex. WTTC EIR 2025 classifies the demand momentum as accelerating, with the sector ranked 28th among 42 panel economies and a ten-year forecast share of GDP at 19.3% in 2035.
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$4.6 billion tourism capex (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
T&T capex (2024)
$4.6 billion
Share of total national capex
3.9%
Capex rank
28th of 42
Demand momentum
Accelerating
GDP share forecast (2035)
19.3%
Tourism YoY growth (2024)
27.3%
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
Thailand's $4.6 billion 2024 tourism capex represents 3.9% of national capital formation. WTTC's forward outlook for Thailand carries a accelerating demand-momentum label, the agency's most actionable forward signal.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WTTC EIR 2025 classifies Thailand's tourism momentum as accelerating. The sector accounts for 3.9% of national capex and ranks 28th of 42 panel economies.
$4.6 billion of capital expenditure flowed into Thailand's travel and tourism sector in 2024 (WTTC EIR 2025).
WTTC projects Thailand's tourism share of GDP to reach 19.3% by 2035, up from 12.8% in 2024.
Tourism GDP grew 27.3% year-over-year in 2024 in Thailand, and demand momentum is rated accelerating by WTTC EIR 2025.
Thailand ranks 28th of 42 economies on tourism capex share. Combined with a 12.8% GDP share and accelerating momentum, it offers an asymmetric entry point in the global tourism asset class.
METHODOLOGY & SOURCE
Every numeric claim on this page is sourced from WTTC EIR 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025 — Thailand, 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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