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United States's travel and tourism sector welcomed 65.0 million international arrivals in 2024, with the industry contributing $2.60 trillion — 8.8% of national GDP and 20.4 million jobs. These united states tourism statistics are anchored to WTTC EIR 2025, the industry's verified source-of-truth for 25th-ranked tourism economies.
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65.0 million international arrivals (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
International visitor arrivals (2024)
65.0 million
Domestic trips (2024)
—
Inbound visitor spending (2024)
$181.2 billion
Outbound visitor spending (2024)
—
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
8.8% of national GDP
$2.60 trillion
Tourism jobs (2024)
12.6% of total employment
20.4 million
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
Inbound spending of $181.2 billion versus outbound spending of an undisclosed amount produces a net tourism balance — a key signal for United States's external accounts and currency stability.
Tourism GDP grew 1.8% YoY in 2024 vs 2023, reflecting WTTC's recovery trajectory for United States.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
United States received 65.0 million international visitor arrivals in 2024, according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Travel and tourism contributed $2.60 trillion to United States's economy in 2024 — 8.8% of national GDP. WTTC forecasts 8.7% in 2025.
Tourism supports 20.4 million jobs in United States, representing 12.6% of total national employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
International visitors spent $181.2 billion in United States during 2024 (WTTC EIR 2025).
United States ranks 25th among the 42 economies in the WTTC EIR 2025 panel by tourism share of GDP.
METHODOLOGY & SOURCE
Every numeric claim on this page is sourced from WTTC EIR 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025 — United States 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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