Travel services in Spain
Spain: Travel services was 31.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Spain, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Spain stood at 31.2%.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Spain peaked at 32.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2020.
Spain ranks 46th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 15.1% | — |
| 1976 | 14.4% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 18.3% | +27.6% |
| 1978 | 17.8% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 21.5% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 17.7% | -17.6% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 16.6% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 16.3% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 22.3% | +20.2% |
| 1987 | 20.7% | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 20.8% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 23.0% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 26.5% | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 26.3% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 19.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -56.5% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +53.5% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +21.3% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 31.2% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.4% | 14.4% | 21.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 16.3% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 18.2% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 18.4% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 24.9% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 14.0% | 31.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,804 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,417 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1699 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Spain?
- Travel services in Spain was 31.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for travel services?
- Spain ranks 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.