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Travel and tourism contributed 11.8% of Turkey's national GDP in 2024 — $153.5 billion of economic value and 3.2 million jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks Turkey 9th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 11.9% in 2025 and 12.7% by 2035.
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11.8% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 9th of 42
11.8%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
11.9%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$153.5 billion
YoY growth (2024)
-0.4%
10-year forecast (2035)
12.7%
Tourism jobs (2024)
9.9% of total employment
3.2 million
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 11.8% figure for Turkey as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts Turkey's tourism share of GDP to 12.7%, implying a CAGR of roughly 0.7% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 11.8% of Turkey's national GDP in 2024 and 11.9% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $153.5 billion to Turkey's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew -0.4% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 12.7% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 3.2 million jobs in Turkey — 9.9% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
Turkey ranks 9th 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 — Türkiye 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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