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Table 3: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact for OIC Member Countries (2017)

COMCEC

The direct contribution of

Travel & Tourism to GDP %

The direct contribution of Travel &

Tourism to Employment (jobs) %

Total contribution of Travel &

Tourism to Employment (jobs) %

Afghanistan

Albania

8.5

7.7

24.1

Algeria

3.3

2.8

6.0

Azerbaijan

4.2

3.8

13.2

Bahrain

4.2

4.0

9.4

Bangladesh

2.2

1.8

3.8

Benin

2.2

1.8

4.8

Brunei Darussalam

Burkina Faso

1.6

1.4

3.3

Cameroon

3.2

2.6

6.0

Chad

1.3

0.9

3.5

Comoros

4.4

3.7

8.4

Cote d'Ivoire

Djibouti

Egypt

5.6

3.9

8.5

Gabon

1.0

0.9

2.6

Gambia

8.2

6.7

17.2

Guinea

2.5

1.9

4.3

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

2.6

2.9

7.4

Indonesia

1.9

3.7

10.0

Iran

2.8

2.1

6.1

Iraq

3.0

2.1

6.7

Jordan

5.0

7.3

19.2

Kazakhstan

1.9

2.1

5.9

Kuwait

2.8

2.6

5.5

Kyrgyz Republic

1.4

1.4

3.7

Lebanon

6.5

6.4

17.9

Libya

2.5

2.0

5.0

Malaysia

4.8

4.6

11.8

Maldives

39.6

16.0

37.4

Mali

3.8

2.1

5.8

Mauritania

Morocco

8.2

7.1

16.4

Mozambique

3.4

2.8

7.9

Niger

2.1

1.7

4.2

Nigeria

1.9

1.8

4.8

Oman

3.2

3.4

6.6

Pakistan

2.9

2.5

6.5

Palestine

Qatar

3.3

4.9

9.2

Saudi Arabia

3.4

5.3

9.1

Senegal

4.5

3.8

9.1

Sierra Leone

1.7

1.5

3.7

Somalia

Sudan

2.3

1.7

4.3

Suriname

1.2

1.2

2.5

Syria

6.2

3.6

8.9

Tajikistan

3.2

2.9

7.7

Togo

4.1

3.3

7.4

Tunisia

6.9

6.3

13.0

Turkey

3.8

1.6

7.4

Turkmenistan

Uganda

2.9

2.4

6.3

United Arab

Emirates

5.1

4.9

9.5

Uzbekistan

0.9

0.8

2.4

Yemen

2.3

1.2

3.3

Source: WTTC, Travel &Tourism Economic Impact 2018, Country Reports, 2017