Southern African Development Community (SADC) Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research Factsheet

Discover the total economic contribution that the Travel & Tourism sector brings to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the world in this data-rich WTTC EIR factsheet.

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This factsheet highlights the importance of Travel & Tourism to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) across many metrics, and features details such as:

Contribution of the sector to overall GDP and employment in the economic group and globally

Comparisons between 2019 and 2025

Forecasts for 2026 and 2036

International and domestic visitor spending

Proportion of leisure vs business spending

Number of pages in this product: 2

Methodology and sources

For further explanation of the methodology and sources behind this Economic Impact Research, please refer to these two supporting papers:

2024 Factsheets and Reports: 'Methodology'and 'Data Sources and Estimation Techniques'.

2025 Factsheets and Reports: 'Methodology'and 'Data Sources and Estimation Techniques'.

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For much more data on Southern African Development Community (SADC), including data across other indicators and years, see the full Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research report for Southern African Development Community (SADC).

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