Tourist Arrivals in Portugal decreased to 2169687 Persons in September from 2304961 Persons in August of 2026. Tourist Arrivals in Portugal averaged 1130603.19 Persons from 2013 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 2304961.00 Persons in August of 2026 and a record low of 5356.00 Persons in April of 2020. source: National Institute of Statistics (INE)

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	-2991.33	-2976.83	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Capital Flows	1838.75	810.53	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Current Account	1419.85	827.70	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Current Account to GDP	1.20	2.20	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Exports	5362.00	7487.00	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	476475.32	462816.39	EUR Million	Jun 2026
External Debt to GDP	150.00	149.00	percent of GDP	Jun 2026
Foreign Direct Investment	2261.23	1361.78	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Gold Reserves	382.66	382.66	Tonnes	Jun 2026
Imports	8353.28	10463.99	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Natural Gas Imports	20126.69	19855.10	Terajoule	Sep 2026
Remittances	366.46	392.04	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Terrorism Index	0.42	0.00	Points	Dec 2025
Tourism Revenues	4436.21	3654.82	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Tourist Arrivals	2169687.00	2304961.00	Persons	Sep 2026
Weapons Sales	1.00	37.00	SIPRI TIV Million	Dec 2025

Portugal Foreign Guests in Tourist Accommodation Establishments

In Portugal, Tourist Arrivals refers to the number of foreign guests in tourist accommodation establishments. Tourism and all travel-related revenues account for about 10 percent of the country's gross domestic product. The tourism sector is also a key source of employment and big component of exports of services.