Portugal vs Spain: Travel services
Portugal
48.0%
in 2024
Spain
46.8%
in 2025
Portugal rank
73rd
Spain rank
75th
Travel services over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 48.0% against 46.8% in Spain, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 75th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.7% | 63.8% | 15.1% | Spain |
| 1980s | 60.9% | 63.7% | 2.7% | Spain |
| 1990s | 61.7% | 63.4% | 1.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 55.5% | 5.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 51.8% | 5.8% | Spain |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 37.9% | 4.6% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 48.0% against 46.8% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Portugal and Spain?
- 1.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for travel services?
- Portugal ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 75th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.