Tourism contribution to GDP in Portugal
Portugal: Tourism contribution to GDP was 9.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tourism contribution to GDP in Portugal, 2008–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 9.1% for tourism contribution to gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Portugal peaked at 9.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2009.
Portugal ranks 11th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.1% | — |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +55.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -45.7% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +29.5% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +50.9% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.2% | 8.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 4.4% | 9.1% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Portugal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.8661 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3864 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 12,395 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.4145 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3334 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,695 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 11.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism contribution to gdp in Portugal?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Portugal was 9.1% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2009.
- How does Portugal rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Portugal ranks 11th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.