Purpose – To estimate the direct, indirect, and induced economic impacts of inbound international tourism in Brazil
Design/methodology/approach – The assessment is based on the input-output model and the combination of tourism statistics from different sources.
Findings – The results include estimates of the effects of international tourism revenues on output, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), taxes, and the amount and compensation of employees for the year 2023. The estimates show that the indirect multiplier effect of tourism on the output is 0.75, and the induced effect is 1.55. Therefore, the total multiplier effect is 3.31. In 2023, international tourism revenue had an estimated total impact of BRL 114.1 billion on gross output and BRL 66.2 billion on GDP (i.e., 0.6% of Brazil's GDP). In the same year, international tourism generated 1,175,000 direct, indirect, and induced jobs, representing 1.1% of the total employment in the country.
Practical implications – This research enables more accurate interpretations of the role of tourism in the Brazilian economy, as well as the development of policies and strategies better suited to reality.
Originality/value – This research is innovative in proposing an alternative methodology that combines available statistics to produce consistent estimates of the economic impact of international tourism in the country.
Research limitations – The main limitations of this work stem from the quality of tourism statistics available in Brazil and from the assumptions of the input-output model.
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