The United States' travel and tourism industry contributed, in total, the largest amount to gross domestic profit (GDP) out of any country worldwide with a total contribution of 1,667 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. With its speedily expanding travel and tourism industry, China came second in the ranking with a contribution of 1,581 billion U.S. dollars to GDP. These two countries also held the highest direct contribution to GDP.
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Total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in selected countries worldwide in 2019
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GDP generated directly by the travel and tourism sector plus its indirect and induced impacts.
The total contribution of travel and tourism includes its ‘wider impacts’ (ie the indirect and induced impacts) on the economy.
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WTTC. (February 3, 2020). Total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in selected countries worldwide in 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292479/total-contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-gdp-in-selected-countries/
WTTC. "Total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in selected countries worldwide in 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 10, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292479/total-contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-gdp-in-selected-countries/
WTTC. (2020). Total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in selected countries worldwide in 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 10, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292479/total-contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-gdp-in-selected-countries/
WTTC. "Total Contribution of Travel and Tourism to Gdp in Selected Countries Worldwide in 2019 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292479/total-contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-gdp-in-selected-countries/
WTTC, Total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in selected countries worldwide in 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292479/total-contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-gdp-in-selected-countries/ (last visited April 10, 2020)
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