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Global Wellness Economy Hits $7.5 Trillion

The Global Wellness Institute's 2026 monitor reports sector growth of 8.9 percent between 2024 and 2025.

Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Wellness

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The Global Wellness Institute's Global Wellness Economy Monitor 2026 reports the worldwide wellness economy reached US$7.5 trillion in 2025, growing 8.9 percent over 2024. The wellness economy has more than doubled in size since 2013.

Why it matters

Wellness now accounts for 6.36 percent of global GDP, making it a significant share of the world economy. The growth is attributed to population ageing, rising chronic disease, demand for prevention and longevity services, and growing interest in physical and mental wellbeing.

The figures come from the Global Wellness Institute's measurement of 11 wellness sectors across 218 countries, territories and markets, compared against projected global GDP growth of 5.1 percent for 2025 to 2030. Projections beyond 2025 remain forecasts, and the report's assumptions about future conditions are not detailed in the source material.

The players

Global Wellness Institute

The Global Wellness Institute is a research organization that tracks and measures the global wellness economy across multiple sectors and markets.

The details

Wellness real estate was the fastest-growing sector between 2019 and 2025, expanding by an average of 23.5 percent annually, while spa revenues were 53 percent above their 2019 level in 2025. North America led regional markets at US$2.46 trillion, followed by Asia-Pacific at US$2.28 trillion and Europe at US$2 trillion, while the Middle East and North Africa recorded the fastest average annual growth at 9.7 percent.

Timeline

  1. 2013: The Global Wellness Institute began tracking the wellness economy.

  2. 2019: Pre-pandemic baseline used for growth comparisons.

  3. 2025: Wellness economy reached US$7.5 trillion.

  4. November 11, 2026: Global Wellness Economy Monitor 2026 was released.

  5. 2030: Wellness economy is projected to reach US$10.9 trillion.

Market Landscape

The Global Wellness Institute has tracked the wellness economy since 2013, and the 2026 monitor extends that series with an updated 2025 total of US$7.5 trillion. The sector has more than doubled in size over that period, outpacing the 2030 projection growth rate of 7.7 percent per year in the monitor's forecast.

Wellness spending across sectors such as spas, wellness real estate and preventive services reflects a growing consumer focus on prevention and longevity. The report does not specify how these trends translate into changes in individual treatment options or insurance coverage.

The takeaway

The wellness economy's rapid growth signals rising consumer investment in prevention, longevity and mental wellbeing. Readers interested in these areas can track how the sector's projected expansion to 2030 unfolds.

Further reading

For broader context on how the sector is organized, explore the Wellness section.

Source note: This article includes information reported by Spabusiness.

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