Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Portugal
Portugal: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 11.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Portugal, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Portugal stood at 11.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Portugal peaked at 11.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1996.
Portugal ranks 34th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.8% | — |
| 1996 | 4.5% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -55.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +89.2% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 4.6% | 11.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 31 French Polynesia 14.2% compare
- 32 Barbados 13.5% compare
- 33 Cayman Islands 11.5% compare
- 35 El Salvador 11.2% compare
- 36 Qatar 10.9% compare
- 37 Panama 10.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Portugal
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 46.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,398 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1705 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 5,470 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1509 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Portugal?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Portugal was 11.3% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1996.
- How does Portugal rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.