Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Spain
Spain: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Spain, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Spain stood at 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 333.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Spain peaked at 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Spain 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Spain, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0486 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +112.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Tunisia 0.0673 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Laos 0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Bermuda 0.0612 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Palau 0.0606 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Bhutan 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Spain?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Spain was 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Spain ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.