Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economic Impact Research

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Released on Jun 13, 2025

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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economic Impact Research

Discover the direct and total economic contribution that the Travel & Tourism sector brings to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’s economies and the world in this data-rich, comprehensive report.

Discover the direct and total economic contribution that the Travel & Tourism sector brings to countries, economies and economic groups worldwide in this data report from WTTC, the World Travel & Tourism Council.

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Report details

This latest report highlights the importance of Travel & Tourism to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in granular detail across many metrics. The report’s features include:

Absolute and relative contributions of Travel & Tourism to GDP and employment, international and domestic spending

Data on leisure and business spending, capital investment, government spending and outbound spending

Charts comparing data across every year from 2015 to 2025

Detailed data tables for the years 2019-2024 plus forecasts for 2025 and the decade to 2035

Number of pages in this product: 21

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'.

The full report

For much more data on , including data across other indicators and years, see the full Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research report for .

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