Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2018
525. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of GDP directly and indirectly accounted for by tourism respectively in each of the years 2011 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2921/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere is no single indicator in national accounts data, as published by the CSO, which determines the annual worth of tourism to Ireland in economic terms. Fáilte Ireland does estimate a figure for total tourism revenue using data from the CSO and some other sources and this is available on the agency's website. Outlined below is the total revenue figure published by Fáilte Ireland for years 2011-2016, the GDP for the respective years as published by the CSO, and the percentage of GDP accounted for by tourism (based on Fáilte Ireland's estimation). Figures for 2017 are not yet available.
|
Year |
Total Tourism Revenue |
GDP |
Tourism Revenue as a % of GDP |
|
2016 |
€8,389.1m |
€275,567m |
3.0% |
|
2015 |
€7,688.8m |
€262,037m |
2.9% |
|
2014 |
€6,851.2m |
€194,537m |
3.5% |
|
2013 |
€6,164.3m |
€180,298m |
3.4% |
|
2012 |
€5,652m |
€175,561m |
3.2% |
|
2011 |
€5,293m |
€171,939m |
3.1% |
