Spain welcomed about 9.3 million international tourists in June 2024, 12.1% more than in the same month of 2023. The United Kingdom continued to be the top source of foreign tourists, with more than 2.1 million visitors, an 8.8% rise from June 2023. France followed with 1 million visitors, a rise of 11.7%, while tourists from Germany declined 1.8% to 1 million. Balearic Islands was the main destination for tourists in June, with 23.5% of the total, followed by the Catalonia (21.5%) and Andalusia (14.7%). In the first six months of 2024, the number of tourists increased by 13.3% to 42.5 million. source: National Statistics Institute (INE)

Tourist Arrivals in Spain increased to 9313.45 Thousand in June from 9256.45 Thousand in May of 2024. Tourist Arrivals in Spain averaged 4703.43 Thousand from 1995 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 10493.44 Thousand in July of 2017 and a record low of 0.00 Thousand in April of 2020. This page provides - Spain Tourist Arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Spain Tourist Arrivals - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2024.

Tourist Arrivals in Spain increased to 9313.45 Thousand in June from 9256.45 Thousand in May of 2024. Tourist Arrivals in Spain is expected to be 9140.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Spain Tourist Arrivals is projected to trend around 6200.00 Thousand in 2025 and 6530.00 Thousand in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-07-03 07:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
May 11.5% 8.3% 12.0%
2024-08-02 07:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
Jun 12.1% 11.5% 14.2%
2024-09-02 07:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
Jul 12.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -2348680.00 -4655801.00 EUR Thousand May 2024
Capital Flows 8644.00 5412.00 EUR Million Apr 2024
Current Account 5555.00 2834.00 EUR Million May 2024
Current Account to GDP 2.60 0.60 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Exports 34716427.44 33990782.63 EUR Thousand May 2024
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt 2475279000.00 2418226000.00 EUR Thousand Mar 2024
External Debt to GDP 167.00 165.00 percent of GDP Mar 2024
Foreign Direct Investment 2158.00 -1018.00 EUR Million May 2024
Gold Reserves 281.58 281.58 Tonnes Jun 2024
Imports 37065107.67 38646583.31 EUR Thousand May 2024
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Natural Gas Imports 0.00 105328.25 Terajoule Jun 2024
Remittances 7617.00 4464.00 EUR Million Mar 2024
Terms of Trade 96.60 96.20 points May 2024
Terrorism Index 1.67 2.71 Points Dec 2023
Tourism Revenues 8929.00 7521.00 EUR Million May 2024
Tourist Arrivals YoY 9313.45 9256.45 Thousand Jun 2024
Weapons Sales 940.00 970.00 SIPRI TIV Million Dec 2023

Spain Tourist Arrivals
The tourism sector accounts for around 12 percent of the Spanish GDP and 13 percent of employment.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
9313.45 9256.45 10493.44 0.00 1995 - 2024 Thousand Monthly
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News Stream
Spain Received 42.5 Million Tourists in H1
Spain welcomed about 9.3 million international tourists in June 2024, 12.1% more than in the same month of 2023. The United Kingdom continued to be the top source of foreign tourists, with more than 2.1 million visitors, an 8.8% rise from June 2023. France followed with 1 million visitors, a rise of 11.7%, while tourists from Germany declined 1.8% to 1 million. Balearic Islands was the main destination for tourists in June, with 23.5% of the total, followed by the Catalonia (21.5%) and Andalusia (14.7%). In the first six months of 2024, the number of tourists increased by 13.3% to 42.5 million.
2024-08-02
Spain Foreign Tourist Arrivals Hit Peak for May
Spain welcomed about 9.3 million international tourists in May 2024, which is 11.5% more than in the same month of 2023. It was the highest reading for that month since available records began in 1995. The United Kingdom continued to be the top source of foreign tourists, with more than 1.9 million visitors, a 5.7% rise from May 2023. France followed closely with 1.3 million visitors, a rise of 11.7%, while Germany saw 1.2 million tourists, reflecting a 9.3% increase. Catalonia was the main destination for tourists in May, with 22.0% of the total, followed by the Balearic Islands (21.6%) and Andalusia (14.6%). In the first five months of 2024, the number of tourists increased by 13.6% to around 33 million.
2024-07-03
Spain Foreign Tourist Arrivals Up 8.3% YoY in April
Spain received 7.8 million international tourists in April 2024, which is 8.3% more than in the same month of 2023. The United Kingdom remained the leading source of foreign tourists, with nearly 1.5 million visitors, representing an 8.5% increase compared to April 2023. It was followed by France with 1.2 million visitors (up 10.8%), and Germany, with 1.1 million tourists (up 12.6%). Considering the first four months of the year, the number of tourist arrivals rose by 14.5% to around 24 million.
2024-06-03