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We propose an understanding of the significance of economic sustainability in tourism analysis while conducting an extensive bibliometric analysis and critical evaluation of the current literature.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Data for this study were extracted from Scopus, a widely recognised database for scholarly research. Specific search terms, including \u201ceconomic sustainability,\u201d \u201ctourism,\u201d \u201csustainable tourism,\u201d \u201ceconomy,\u201d \u201ceconomic indicators,\u201d and \u201ctourism policy,\u201d were used to gather relevant publications. A total of 1716 documents were initially retrieved. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to ensure the selection of pertinent literature, resulting in 491 publications being retained for further analysis. 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