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Travel and tourism contributed 7.0% of Vietnam's national GDP in 2024 — $31.8 billion of economic value and 6.1 million jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks Vietnam 35th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 7.2% in 2025 and 7.6% by 2035.
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7.0% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 35th of 42
7.0%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
7.2%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$31.8 billion
YoY growth (2024)
11.7%
10-year forecast (2035)
7.6%
Tourism jobs (2024)
11.8% of total employment
6.1 million
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 7.0% figure for Vietnam as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts Vietnam's tourism share of GDP to 7.6%, implying a CAGR of roughly 0.8% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 7.0% of Vietnam's national GDP in 2024 and 7.2% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $31.8 billion to Vietnam's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 11.7% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 7.6% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 6.1 million jobs in Vietnam — 11.8% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
Vietnam ranks 35th 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 — Vietnam, 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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