Tourism gdp proportion of total gdp in Spain

Spain: Tourism gdp proportion of total gdp was 5.5 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
5.5
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
26th
of 99 countries
All-time high
6.8
in 2019
All-time low
5.06
in 2020
Years of data
6
2016–2021

Tourism gdp proportion of total gdp in Spain, 2016–2021

02462016201820212016: 6.52017: 6.62018: 6.72019: 6.82020: 5.12021: 5.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Spain recorded 5.5 for tourism gdp proportion of total gdp in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Spain ranks 26th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Tourism gdp proportion of total gdp in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Tourism gdp proportion of total gdp in Spain, 2016 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2016 6.5
2017 6.6 +1.5%
2018 6.7 +1.5%
2019 6.8 +1.5%
2020 5.06 -25.6%
2021 5.5 +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.65 6.5 6.8 4
2020s 5.28 5.06 5.5 2

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 23 Iceland 6.1 compare
  2. 24 Jordan 5.9
  3. 25 Albania 5.56 compare
  4. 27 Estonia 5.4
  5. 27 Martinique 5.4
  6. 29 Tunisia 4.89

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Frequently asked questions

What is tourism gdp proportion of total gdp in Spain?
Tourism gdp proportion of total gdp in Spain was 5.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tourism gdp proportion of total gdp recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 6.8 in 2019.
What is the lowest tourism gdp proportion of total gdp recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 5.06 in 2020.
How does Spain rank for tourism gdp proportion of total gdp?
Spain ranks 26th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is tourism gdp proportion of total gdp rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism gdp proportion of total gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tourism gdp proportion of total gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 1,188 data points, 2008–2023
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