# Mexico Ranks Fourth Globally in Tourism GDP and Spending in 2025

WTTC reports Mexico ranked fourth worldwide in tourism contribution to GDP and leisure travel spending for 2025.

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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) ranked Mexico as the fourth-largest economy globally in terms of the direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in 2025. [^1]

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) considers that Mexico is advancing to meet or exceed its government target of becoming one of the five most visited countries in the world. [^2]

Gloria Guevara Manzo, president of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), stated on 2026-04-12 that Mexico is on a path to become the fifth or fourth most visited country in the world. [^3]

In 2025, the direct contribution of travel and tourism to Mexico's GDP was $149,400 million, placing it behind the United States, China, and Germany. [^4]

Mexico ranked fourth globally in leisure travel spending in 2025, with a total of $237,900 million in expenditure. [^5]

Gloria Guevara, president and CEO of the WTTC, stated during a press conference on a Thursday that Mexico has a significant opportunity to consolidate its position in the top four if it increases international tourist spending and maintains its investment pace. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) ranked Mexico as the fourth-largest economy globally in terms of the direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in 2025. (El Economista, News)
2. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) considers that Mexico is advancing to meet or exceed its government target of becoming one of the five most visited countries in the world. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
3. Gloria Guevara Manzo, president of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), stated on 2026-04-12 that Mexico is on a path to become the fifth or fourth most visited country in the world. (El Economista, News)
4. In 2025, the direct contribution of travel and tourism to Mexico's GDP was $149,400 million, placing it behind the United States, China, and Germany. (El Economista, News)
5. Mexico ranked fourth globally in leisure travel spending in 2025, with a total of $237,900 million in expenditure. (El Economista, News)
6. Gloria Guevara, president and CEO of the WTTC, stated during a press conference on a Thursday that Mexico has a significant opportunity to consolidate its position in the top four if it increases international tourist spending and maintains its investment pace. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)

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