How big this market is, as its publishers state it
as of Sep 30, 2026 · 16 figures carried2 publishers carried, 2020–2036, 1 with a published outlook, the furthest to 2036. Figures are the publishers' own, shown side by side and never averaged.
Last read Sep 30, 2026: wrote 6 figures and 1 stated rate, refused 3 already stored.
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Where its publishers say it is going
- $17.10 tnby 2036 · World Travel & Tourism Council’s outlook, published 20263.6 % a year from $11.60 tn in 2025, implied by its own two figures
World Travel & Tourism Council: projects to 2036 from 2025, its last observed year — 3.6 % a year implied by its own two figures; World Travel & Tourism Council itself states 3.6 % a year over 2026–2036.
In World Travel & Tourism Council’s words, 2026–2036 (published 2026): global Travel & Tourism GDP is forecast to grow at an annual rate of 3.6%, 1.5 times faster than the wider global economy at 2.4% source
- UN Tourism
- World Travel & Tourism Council· outlook dashed
UN Tourism: grew 23.9 % a year, 2020–2025, by its own figures.
| Year | Figure | Kind | Published | In the publisher’s words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $651.0 bn | history | 2021 | Export revenues from international tourism (international tourism receipts + passenger transport) ... USD 651 billion source |
| 2021 | $728.0 bn | history | 2021 | Export revenues from international tourism (international tourism receipts + passenger transport) ... USD 728 billion source |
| 2022 | $1.00 tn | history | 2023 | International tourism receipts recovered the USD 1 trillion mark in 2022, growing 50% in real terms compared to 2021, and reaching 64% of pre-pandemic levels. source |
| 2023 | $1.40 tn | history | 2025 | international tourism receipts reached USD 1.6 trillion in 2024, about 3% more than in 2023 source |
| 2024 | $1.60 tn | history | 2025 | According to preliminary estimates, international tourism receipts reached USD 1.6 trillion in 2024, about 3% more than in 2023 and 4% more than in 2019 (real terms). source |
| 2025 | $1.90 tn | history | 2026 | preliminary estimates pointing at USD 1.9 trillion in international tourism receipts globally, a 5% increase from 2024 source |
World Travel & Tourism Council: 2020–2025 has a gap, so no rate is computed across it.
| Year | Figure | Kind | Published | In the publisher’s words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.00 tn | history | 2023 | US$ 10 trillion in 2019 to US$ 5 trillion in 2020 source |
| 2022 | $7.70 tn | history | 2023 | last year it grew a further 22% to reach a GDP contribution of $7.7 trillion source |
| 2023 | $9.90 tn | history | 2024 | Representing 9.1% of global GDP at just over $9.9TN in 2023, Travel & Tourism's financial footprint was the largest it's been since the golden year of travel in 2019 source |
| 2024 | $10.90 tn | history | 2025 | in 2024, Travel & Tourism contributed 10% of the world's economy to reach $10.9TN - an 8.5% increase on 2023, and 6% above the previous peak of 2019 source |
| 2025 | $11.60 tn | history | 2026 | In 2025, Travel & Tourism's contribution to global GDP totalled US$11.6 trillion. source |
| 2026 | $12.00 tn | World Travel & Tourism Council’s outlook | 2026 | global Travel & Tourism will contribute $12TN to the world economy in 2026, accounting for 9.9 percent of global GDP source |
| 2035 | $16.50 tn | World Travel & Tourism Council’s outlook | 2025 | WTTC forecasts that by 2035, Travel & Tourism will inject $16.5TN into the global economy, accounting for 11.5% of global GDP. source |
| 2036 | $17.10 tn | World Travel & Tourism Council’s outlook | 2026 | Travel & Tourism is forecast to contribute $17.1 trillion to the global economy by 2036 and support almost 89 million additional jobs source |
Other markets in Worldwide
What else the yearly read measures in this region.
- Healthcareworldwide$9.80 tn2022 · World Health OrganizationNo outlook published by World Health Organizationas of Sep 30, 2026
- IT spendingworldwide$5.56 tn2025 · Gartner$6.37 tn by 2026 · 14.7 % a year · Gartner’s outlookas of Sep 30, 2026
- AIworldwide$1.79 tn2025 · Gartner · +1 more, never averaged$3.64 tn by 2027 · 42.5 % a year · Gartner’s outlookas of Sep 30, 2026
- E-commerceworldwide$6.42 tn2025 · eMarketer · +1 more, never averaged$8.91 tn by 2030 · 6.8 % a year · eMarketer’s outlookas of Sep 30, 2026
- Payments and fintechworldwide$2.00 tn2025 · Boston Consulting Group · +1 more, never averaged$2.60 tn by 2030 · 5.4 % a year · Boston Consulting Group’s outlookas of Sep 30, 2026
- Energyworldwide$3.30 tn2025, an outlook · International Energy AgencyNo outlook published by International Energy Agencyas of Sep 30, 2026
- Automotiveworldwide$96 m2025 · OICA · +1 more, never averagedNo outlook published by OICAas of Sep 30, 2026
- Telecommunicationsworldwide$1.19 tn2025 · GSMA$1.36 tn by 2030 · 2.7 % a year · GSMA’s outlookas of Sep 30, 2026