The air transport industry contributes around US$ 880 billion a year to world GDP, taking into account direct, indirect and
induced impacts – equivalent to 2.4% of global GDP. Its direct impact on GDP is US$ 330 billion.GDP per air transport worker The air transport industry is one of the most efficient sectors measured in terms of GDP per worker. At US$ 65,000 per worker per year, this is around three and a half times the average across the world economy as a whole and exceeds most other sectors of the economy. This means that air transport employees individually make a greater contribution to the global economy.