Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Spain

Spain: Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips was 0.468 ratio in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.468 ratio
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
49th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.9231 ratio
in 2020
All-time low
0.4648 ratio
in 2022
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Spain, 1995–2024

00.20.40.60.811995200920241995: 0.591 ratio1996: 0.619 ratio1997: 0.578 ratio1998: 0.625 ratio1999: 0.585 ratio2000: 0.607 ratio2001: 0.556 ratio2002: 0.576 ratio2003: 0.619 ratio2004: 0.64 ratio2005: 0.655 ratio2006: 0.658 ratio2007: 0.686 ratio2008: 0.708 ratio2009: 0.761 ratio2010: 0.78 ratio2011: 0.766 ratio2012: 0.708 ratio2013: 0.701 ratio2014: 0.65 ratio2015: 0.611 ratio2016: 0.534 ratio2017: 0.487 ratio2018: 0.503 ratio2019: 0.511 ratio2020: 0.923 ratio2021: 0.656 ratio2022: 0.465 ratio2023: 0.476 ratio2024: 0.468 ratio

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.468 ratio for ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Spain peaked at 0.9231 ratio in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4648 ratio, in 2022.

Spain ranks 49th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5996 ratio 0.578 ratio 0.6248 ratio 5
2000s 0.6466 ratio 0.5559 ratio 0.7613 ratio 10
2010s 0.625 ratio 0.4867 ratio 0.7796 ratio 10
2020s 0.5977 ratio 0.4648 ratio 0.9231 ratio 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 46 Italy 0.529 ratio compare
  2. 47 Kiribati 0.519 ratio compare
  3. 48 Canada 0.4974 ratio compare
  4. 50 Oman 0.4656 ratio compare
  5. 51 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4551 ratio compare
  6. 52 Kazakhstan 0.3888 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Spain?
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Spain was 0.468 ratio in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9231 ratio in 2020.
What is the lowest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4648 ratio in 2022.
How does Spain rank for ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips?
Spain ranks 49th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
Is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips
Unit
ratio
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,886 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Same-day trips are those by visitors who arrive and depart within the same day. Tourist trips are those by people who stay overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more trips by visitors who leave the same day than those that stay overnight.