Ratio of same day to tourist trips in Spain

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

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

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

00.20.40.60.811995200920241995: 0.5911996: 0.6191997: 0.5781998: 0.6251999: 0.5852000: 0.6072001: 0.5562002: 0.5762003: 0.6192004: 0.642005: 0.6552006: 0.6582007: 0.6862008: 0.7082009: 0.7612010: 0.782011: 0.7662012: 0.7082013: 0.7012014: 0.652015: 0.6112016: 0.5342017: 0.4872018: 0.5032019: 0.5112020: 0.9232021: 0.6562022: 0.4652023: 0.4762024: 0.468

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.468 for ratio of same day 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 to tourist trips in Spain peaked at 0.9231 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4648, 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.

Ratio of same day to tourist trips in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Ratio of same day to tourist trips in Spain, 1995 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1995 0.5911 —
1996 0.6186 +4.7%
1997 0.578 -6.6%
1998 0.6248 +8.1%
1999 0.5854 -6.3%
2000 0.6072 +3.7%
2001 0.5559 -8.4%
2002 0.5758 +3.6%
2003 0.6189 +7.5%
2004 0.6399 +3.4%
2005 0.6555 +2.4%
2006 0.6577 +0.3%
2007 0.6859 +4.3%
2008 0.7078 +3.2%
2009 0.7613 +7.6%
2010 0.7796 +2.4%
2011 0.7656 -1.8%
2012 0.7076 -7.6%
2013 0.7014 -0.9%
2014 0.6499 -7.3%
2015 0.6111 -6.0%
2016 0.5344 -12.6%
2017 0.4867 -8.9%
2018 0.5029 +3.3%
2019 0.5109 +1.6%
2020 0.9231 +80.7%
2021 0.6558 -29.0%
2022 0.4648 -29.1%
2023 0.4765 +2.5%
2024 0.468 -1.8%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.468 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.529, 88% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.468 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3687, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Ratio of same day to tourist trips 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +80.7% 0.5109 0.9231
2021 -29.0% 0.9231 0.6558
2022 -29.1% 0.6558 0.4648

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Spain

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

See the full ranking of 134 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of same day to tourist trips in Spain?
Ratio of same day to tourist trips in Spain was 0.468 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of same day to tourist trips recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9231 in 2020.
What is the lowest ratio of same day to tourist trips recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4648 in 2022.
How does Spain rank for ratio of same day to tourist trips?
Spain ranks 49th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
Is ratio of same day 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Ratio of same day to tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Ratio of same day to tourist trips
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,886 data points, 1995–2024
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