ASIM, dec 11
There are different ways of measuring airtransport’s impact on an economy. Two key indicators are the number of jobs and the contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) generated by the aviation sector, including airlines, airport operators and onsite businesses, air navigation service providers (ANSPs), and manufacturers (“direct” aviation players). In Peru, 36,100 people are directly employed in aviation, generating USD 942.8 million of economic output, equal to 0.4% of total GDP.
Additional benefits are generated by the wider supply chain, employee spending, and tourism activities contributing a total of USD 6.2 billion to GDP and 364,400 jobs.
Tourism supported by aviation contributes USD 2.7 billion to the country’s GDP and employs 155,400 people. International tourists to Peru are estimated to contribute USD 3.5 billion annually to the economy
through the purchase of goods and services from local businesses.