Global tourism trends and fastfacts

1. SIX FACTS ABOUT GLOBAL TOURISM

2. #1
TOURISM IS THE WORLD’S THIRD LARGEST EXPORT
CATEGORY WITH USD 1.7 TRILLION IN TOURISM
EXPORTS.

3. Tourism is the world’s third largest export.

4. What would be the first and the second
in world trade?
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8. Which country was the most visited in 2019?
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9. #2
FRANCE WAS THE MOST VISITED
COUNTRY IN 2019
FOLLOWED BY SPAIN AND USA

11. #3
USA WAS THE HIGHEST EARNER IN
TOURISM RECEIPTS IN 2019
FOLLOWED BY SPAIN AND FRANCE

13. DID YOU KNOW?

14. Which country would be the biggest spender in
global tourism market?

15. #3
CHINA REMAINS WORLD’S LARGEST SPENDER,
WITH ONE FIFTH OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
SPENDING

17. DID YOU KNOW?
Source: UNWTO/GTERC Asia Tourism Trends, 2018 Edition; China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, 2018.
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

18. #4
TOTAL CONTRIBUTION OF
TRAVEL & TOURISM TO
GLOBAL ECONOMY GDP IN
2019 WAS
USD 8.9TRILLION, 10.3% OF
GLOBAL ECONOMY GDP.

19. SOURCE: WTTC, 2020

20. #5
1/10 JOBS ARE SUPPORTED BY TOURISM
ACROSS THE WORLD:
10% OF TOTAL GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT, 330
MILLION JOBS.

21. Source: WTTC, 2020
3.8%

22. #6
TRAVEL &
TOURISM GDP
GROWTH
MARKED THE
THIRD FASTEST
RATE OF
GROWTH IN 2019

23. Source: WTTC, 2020