The value of goods and services offered by the tourism sector in Spain increased by more than ** percent in 2024, surpassing *** billion euros. In 2025, the tourism GDP in the Iberian country could grow by ***** percent. Holidaymakers in Spain France was the leading source country for inbound tourism in Spain in 2020. Although British tourists in Spain have traditionally been the largest visitor group in the Mediterranean country, the number of travelers from Britain declined by almost ** million in 2020, most likely due to difficulties created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, the share of domestic tourist expenditure was higher than the share of international tourist expenditure in the country in 2020, which was different from the share of tourism expenditure in Spain prior to COVID-19. COVID-19 impact on the Spanish tourism industry As of December 2021, the travel and tourism sector in Spain was still recovering from the economy-wide disruptions caused by the global health crisis. The monthly growth rate of tourism GDP in Spain was lower in every month of 2020 and 2021 compared to the same month in 2019. Additionally, businesses within the sector reported lower revenues since the beginning of the pandemic, with negative earnings growth rates in Spanish tourism companies in 2020 and 2021 compared to reported earnings in 2019.

The share of the tourism sector over Spain's gross domestic product (GDP) jumped to **** percent in 2023, reaching almost pre-pandemic levels. At the beginning of the *****, tourism accounted for over ** percent of the Spanish economy.

Tourism Revenues in Spain decreased to 10363 EUR Million in September from 13010 EUR Million in August of 2025. This dataset provides - Spain Tourism Revenues- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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In the last quarter of 2022, both the tourism and the total gross domestic product (GDP) in Spain had almost fully recovered from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. At that time, their values were only *** and *** below the values recorded in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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For most of 2022, the contribution of travel and tourism to Spain's gross domestic product (GDP) was above pre-pandemic levels. The month with the highest recovery that year was August, with an increase of *** percent versus the same month of 2019.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic strongly affected the tourism contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Spain, causing it to plummet by nearly ** percent in 2020. That same year, Spain's economy shrank by **** percent. In 2019, the value of goods and services produced by the tourism sector in Spain accounted for over ** percent of the country's GDP.

The contribution of the tourism sector the gross domestic product (GDP) of major Spanish cities increased significantly in 2022. For instance, tourism's share of Palma's GDP grew three percentage points in 2022 versus the previous year, while Barcelona saw an increase of 2.7 percent points.

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The tourism sector GDP share in Spain was forecast to continuously increase between 2023 and 2028 by in total 3.7 percentage points. The share is estimated to amount to 14.83 percent in 2028. While the share was forecast to increase significant in the next years, the increase will slow down in the future.Depited is the economic contribution of the tourism sector in relation to the gross domestic product of the country or region at hand.The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

In 2024, the total contribution of travel and tourism to the global gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 10.9 trillion U.S. dollars. This figure, which includes the direct, indirect, and induced impact of the global travel and tourism market, represented an increase in total contribution to GDP of 5.8 percent over 2019. As forecast, the total contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the global GDP was expected to reach 11.7 trillion U.S. dollars in 2025. Which countries record the highest travel and tourism contribution to GDP? GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year. It is considered an important indicator of a country's economic strength, and a positive change in GDP is a sign of economic growth. Both before and after the impact of COVID-19, the United States and China were by far the leading travel markets based on the total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP, followed by Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom. What are the most visited countries in the world? In 2023, France was the country with the highest number of international tourist arrivals worldwide, welcoming 100 million international visitors. While the United States reported the third-highest number of inbound tourist arrivals that year, it was the destination with the highest international tourism receipts worldwide, ranking ahead of Spain and the United Kingdom.

This statistic presents the year-on-year change in the travel and tourism GDP in Cantabria (Spain) from 2008 to 2014. The gross domestic product of the tourism sector in this Spanish region increased by *** percent in 2014 compared to the previous year.

The share of travel and tourism in the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Balearics dropped more than ** percentage points in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it was estimated that a recovery of ** percent was experienced in 2021.

In 2021, the contribution of travel and tourism to the gross domestic product (GDP) in the Balearics in Spain increased by *** billion euros after having plummeted in 2020. However, this indicator remained around ** percent versus 2019.

The total contribution of travel and tourism to the gross domestic product (GDP) in the Canary Islands increased to nearly ** percent in 2024. This share was the highest contribution recorded in this Spanish autonomous community since 2010. The archipelago is a major tourist destination in Spain.

The expenditure of international tourists in Spain represented roughly *** percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of the *****. However, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic caused this figure to drop to less than *** percent in 2020 and *** percent in 2021.

The gross domestic product or GDP refers to the total market value of all goods and services that are produced within a country per year. It is an important indicator of the economic strength of a country. Both Catalonia and Spain as a whole experienced a decrease in GDP between 2008 and 2013. However, in 2024 the GDP of Catalonia rose to its highest point at 316.7 billion euros, with the GDP of the whole of Spain amounting to 1.6 trillion euros. The development of GDP in Spain was thus closely linked to the average change of GDP in the Eurozone, with GDP of Spain having risen significantly since 2020. Catalonia's role in Spain's GDP The Catalan participation in the Spanish GDP was estimated at 20 percent in 2024. This figure maintained steadily over the last few years, with an average share of about 20 percent of the total GDP of the country. It is worth mentioning that Catalonia was Spain’s second most populated autonomous community at 8.1 million inhabitants, mostly located in the Barcelona area. The average GDP per capita in Catalonia was significantly higher than that of the rest of Spain at 34,441 euros in 2022. During the same period, Spain’s average GDP per capita was 28,300 euros. Tourism constitutes an essential industry for the Spanish economic system Travel and tourism have become one of the leading engines of growth for the Spanish economy, featuring an ongoing increase in the GDP contribution over the last years and reaching approximately 164.5 billion euros in 2022. The industry also plays a key role to boost the Spanish employment market, which has been experiencing a significant improvement since the 2007 financial crisis jeopardized and destroyed many jobs across the country.

In 2024, the trade, transport, and accommodation industries in Catalonia contributed roughly ** billion euros to the region's gross domestic product (GDP), denoting an increase of seven percent over the previous year. This figure was the highest value recorded since 2017.

In 2023, the share of travel and tourism's total contribution to GDP in European Union member countries and the United Kingdom remained in most cases below the figures reported before the COVID-19 pandemic, but showed strong signs of recovery. Overall, Croatia was the EU country where travel and tourism contributed the highest share of gross domestic product in 2023. That year, these industries generated, directly and indirectly, nearly ** percent of the country's GDP. Portugal and Greece followed in the ranking in 2023, with travel and tourism representing **** percent and **** percent of GDP, respectively.