Key information about Spain Visitor Arrivals

• Spain Visitor Arrivals recorded 5,065,094 person in Jan 2025, compared with 5,264,375 person in the previous month
• Spain Visitor Arrivals data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1995 to Jan 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 10,929,584 person in Aug 2024 and a record low of 0 person in May 2020

The balance of payments of the Spanish tourism sector is the highest during the third trimester of the year. Between July and September 2024, the tourism balance of payments in the European country amounted to more than ** billion million euros.

Air transport is the main mode of transport for adult tourists visiting the Spanish city of Barcelona. In 2024, eight out of ten travelers surveyed reported to have traveled by air to that destination. Train was the second most popular means of travel to Catalonia's capital, accounting for **** percent of respondents.

Spain Tourism Balance data was reported at 5,471.000 EUR mn in Aug 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,306.000 EUR mn for Jul 2018. Spain Tourism Balance data is updated monthly, averaging 1,994.000 EUR mn from Jan 1993 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 308 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,629.000 EUR mn in Jul 2017 and a record low of 636.000 EUR mn in Feb 1993. Spain Tourism Balance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Spain. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q027: Tourism Balance.

International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Spain was reported at 81250000000 USD in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Spain - International tourism, receipts - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Spain was reported at 16.3 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Spain - International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Spain recorded over ******* tourism establishments in 2023, remaining at the level recorded in the previous years. Andalusia was the Spanish autonomous community with the largest number of hotels in 2023.

International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Spain was reported at 26670000000 USD in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Spain - International tourism, expenditures - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

The number of inbound visitors from Spain to the Netherlands fluctuated within the time-frame considered, increasing by ************** visitors overall. In 2018, *** visitors from Spain arrived in the Netherlands, this was the highest number of inbound visitors from Spain to the Netherlands seen since 2008.

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Spain was reported at 5.7987 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Spain - International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Spain Average Duration of Trips: Residents: Domestic Travel: to Other AC data was reported at 3.210 Day in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.830 Day for Feb 2018. Spain Average Duration of Trips: Residents: Domestic Travel: to Other AC data is updated monthly, averaging 3.565 Day from Feb 2015 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.000 Day in Aug 2015 and a record low of 2.780 Day in Feb 2017. Spain Average Duration of Trips: Residents: Domestic Travel: to Other AC data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q009: Trips: Residents: National Statistics Institute.

In March 2020, arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments in Spain fell to around **** million, down from **** million recorded in the same period a year earlier. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic meant that zero arrivals were recorded in April, as hotels were forced to close under the country's lockdown restrictions. As these began to be lifted, figures went up to around *** million by July.

Receipts for travel items of Spain sank by 76.95% from 79,611,000,000 US dollars in 2019 to 18,352,000,000 US dollars in 2020. Since the 7.26% jump in 2018, receipts for travel items plummeted by 77.46% in 2020. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Spain Number of Trips: Residents: Domestic Travel data was reported at 12,332,108.000 Unit in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 11,638,482.000 Unit for Feb 2018. Spain Number of Trips: Residents: Domestic Travel data is updated monthly, averaging 13,385,103.500 Unit from Feb 2015 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,933,371.000 Unit in Aug 2017 and a record low of 9,291,878.000 Unit in Feb 2015. Spain Number of Trips: Residents: Domestic Travel data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q009: Trips: Residents: National Statistics Institute.

The number of arrivals in tourist accommodation in Spain stood at approximately 144.83 million in 2023. Between 1990 and 2023, the number of arrivals rose by around 109.50 million, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Spain Number of Trips: Residents: Domestic Travel: within AC: within the Province data was reported at 4,313,395.000 Unit in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,328,161.000 Unit for Feb 2018. Spain Number of Trips: Residents: Domestic Travel: within AC: within the Province data is updated monthly, averaging 4,288,955.000 Unit from Feb 2015 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,800,963.000 Unit in Aug 2017 and a record low of 3,302,633.000 Unit in Feb 2015. Spain Number of Trips: Residents: Domestic Travel: within AC: within the Province data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q009: Trips: Residents: National Statistics Institute.

Spain Number of Trips: Residents: Domestic Travel: to Other AC data was reported at 5,534,162.000 Unit in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,634,980.000 Unit for Feb 2018. Spain Number of Trips: Residents: Domestic Travel: to Other AC data is updated monthly, averaging 6,141,129.500 Unit from Feb 2015 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12,459,479.000 Unit in Aug 2017 and a record low of 3,944,977.000 Unit in Feb 2015. Spain Number of Trips: Residents: Domestic Travel: to Other AC data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q009: Trips: Residents: National Statistics Institute.

Malaysia Tourist Arrival: Europe: Southern: Spain data was reported at 8,304.000 Person in Aug 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,353.000 Person for Jul 2018. Malaysia Tourist Arrival: Europe: Southern: Spain data is updated monthly, averaging 1,657.000 Person from Jan 1997 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 240 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,304.000 Person in Aug 2018 and a record low of 48.000 Person in Apr 1997. Malaysia Tourist Arrival: Europe: Southern: Spain data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Tourism Malaysia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.Q001: Tourist Arrivals.

In 2023, the average spend on tourism products and services bought online by Spanish travelers amounted to *** euros, showing an increase in spending of around ** percent over the previous year. Booking.com was the most used online travel platform in Spain.

Most outbound trips from Spain in 2018 were taken for holidays, leisure, or other recreational purposes. In that year, over 10 million trips from Spain were made for such purposes, with an additional 3.52 million trips taken to visit friends or relatives.