Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Spain
Spain: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 1.81 trips per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Spain, 1997–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
In 2024, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Spain stood at 1.81 trips per person. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Spain peaked at 1.81 trips per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3667 trips per person, in 2020.
Spain ranks 26th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8565 trips per person | — |
| 1998 | 0.9412 trips per person | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 1.01 trips per person | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 trips per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.08 trips per person | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1 trips per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.09 trips per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1 trips per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.15 trips per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2 trips per person | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.18 trips per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.13 trips per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.03 trips per person | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.04 trips per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.11 trips per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.14 trips per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.21 trips per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3 trips per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.36 trips per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5 trips per person | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.64 trips per person | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.65 trips per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.64 trips per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3667 trips per person | -77.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6094 trips per person | +66.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4 trips per person | +129.1% |
| 2023 | 1.66 trips per person | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 1.81 trips per person | +9.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.81 trips per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9436 trips per person, 1.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.81 trips per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7846 trips per person, 2.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +129.1% | 0.6094 trips per person | 1.4 trips per person |
| 2020 | -77.7% | 1.64 trips per person | 0.3667 trips per person |
| 2021 | +66.2% | 0.3667 trips per person | 0.6094 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.935 trips per person | 0.8565 trips per person | 1.01 trips per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.11 trips per person | 1.01 trips per person | 1.2 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 trips per person | 1.04 trips per person | 1.65 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 trips per person | 0.3667 trips per person | 1.81 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Spain?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Spain was 1.81 trips per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 trips per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3667 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.