Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Spain
Spain: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Spain, 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
Spain recorded 6.2% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 333.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Spain peaked at 6.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2020.
Spain ranks 55th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.5% | — |
| 1996 | 4.6% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -72.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +64.1% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +112.7% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 1.4% | 6.2% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Spain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,273 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 12,675 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2904 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 Spain?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Spain was 6.2% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Spain ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Spain 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.