In 2021, the expenditure of inbound tourists in China accounted for around 0.1 percent of the country's GDP. In the years before the COVID-19 pandemic, the inbound tourism spending accounted for approximately 0.3 percent of China's GDP.
Share of inbound tourism expenditure in China's GDP from 2008 to 2021
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UNWTO. (October 14, 2022). Share of inbound tourism expenditure in China's GDP from 2008 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011699/china-inbound-tourism-expenditure-over-gdp/
UNWTO. "Share of inbound tourism expenditure in China's GDP from 2008 to 2021." Chart. October 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011699/china-inbound-tourism-expenditure-over-gdp/
UNWTO. (2022). Share of inbound tourism expenditure in China's GDP from 2008 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011699/china-inbound-tourism-expenditure-over-gdp/
UNWTO. "Share of Inbound Tourism Expenditure in China's Gdp from 2008 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011699/china-inbound-tourism-expenditure-over-gdp/
UNWTO, Share of inbound tourism expenditure in China's GDP from 2008 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011699/china-inbound-tourism-expenditure-over-gdp/ (last visited September 21, 2023)
Share of inbound tourism expenditure in China's GDP from 2008 to 2021 [Graph], UNWTO, October 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011699/china-inbound-tourism-expenditure-over-gdp/