Spain registered 11.539 million international tourists in July 2026, up 4.6% yoy and marking a new record for the month. The United Kingdom maintained its position as the top source market, with almost 2.2 million tourists visiting in July, up 5.6% over a year ago. France and Germany followed with nearly 1.6 million and 1.2 million tourists, respectively, with both markets recording 2.3% growth compared with July 2025. Stays in paid accommodation increased by 4.0%, with hotels up 3.8% and rentals up 12.0%, while non-market accommodation grew by 8.0%. The Balearic Islands were the most popular destination, attracting 22.3% of all tourists, a 0.1% increase compared with July 2025. Catalonia followed with a 20.6% share, an increase of 0.8%, while Andalusia accounted for 14.6%, recording the strongest growth at 9.5%. In the first seven months of 2026, the number of tourists who visited Spain increased by 4.6% and exceeded 58.1 million. source: National Statistics Institute (INE)

Tourist Arrivals in Spain increased to 11538.80 Thousand in July from 9746.49 Thousand in June of 2026. Tourist Arrivals in Spain averaged 4937.11 Thousand from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 11538.80 Thousand in July of 2026 and a record low of 0.00 Thousand in April of 2020. This page provides - Spain Tourist Arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Spain Tourist Arrivals - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.

Tourist Arrivals in Spain increased to 11538.80 Thousand in July from 9746.49 Thousand in June of 2026. Tourist Arrivals in Spain is expected to be 9800.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Spain Tourist Arrivals is projected to trend around 9500.00 Thousand in 2027 and 7500.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-03 07:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
Jun 2.9% 9.5% 9.8%
2026-09-01 07:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
Jul 4.6% 2.9% 4.0%
2026-10-02 07:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
Aug 4.6%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -7690000.00 -8244800.00 EUR Thousand Jun 2026
Capital Flows 1053.00 10081.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Current Account 2410.00 1840.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Current Account to GDP 2.90 3.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 35545400.00 34694000.00 EUR Thousand Jun 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt 2856878.00 2756330.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
External Debt to GDP 167.00 163.00 percent of GDP Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 2572.00 773.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Gold Reserves 281.58 281.58 Tonnes Mar 2026
Imports 43231900.00 42939000.00 EUR Thousand Jun 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Natural Gas Imports 92081.15 93181.39 Terajoule Jul 2026
Remittances 5629.00 4236.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Terms of Trade 98.40 97.40 points Jul 2026
Terrorism Index 0.79 1.26 Points Dec 2025
Tourism Revenues 10454.00 10490.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Tourist Arrivals YoY 11538.80 9746.49 Thousand Jul 2026
Weapons Sales 341.00 606.00 SIPRI TIV Million Dec 2025


Spain Tourist Arrivals
The tourism sector accounts for around 12 percent of the Spanish GDP and 13 percent of employment.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
11538.80 9746.49 11538.80 0.00 1995 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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Spain Tourist Arrivals Hit Record For July
Spain registered 11.539 million international tourists in July 2026, up 4.6% yoy and marking a new record for the month. The United Kingdom maintained its position as the top source market, with almost 2.2 million tourists visiting in July, up 5.6% over a year ago. France and Germany followed with nearly 1.6 million and 1.2 million tourists, respectively, with both markets recording 2.3% growth compared with July 2025. Stays in paid accommodation increased by 4.0%, with hotels up 3.8% and rentals up 12.0%, while non-market accommodation grew by 8.0%. The Balearic Islands were the most popular destination, attracting 22.3% of all tourists, a 0.1% increase compared with July 2025. Catalonia followed with a 20.6% share, an increase of 0.8%, while Andalusia accounted for 14.6%, recording the strongest growth at 9.5%. In the first seven months of 2026, the number of tourists who visited Spain increased by 4.6% and exceeded 58.1 million.
2026-09-01
Spain Tourist Arrivals Continue to Rise
Spain received 9.746 million international tourists in June 2026, up 2.9% yoy and marking a new record for the month. The UK remained the largest source market, with nearly 2.3 million visitors, an increase of 6.8%. By contrast, arrivals from Germany fell 5.9% to 1.2 million, while those from France declined 1.7% to 1.0 million. The number of tourists choosing market-based accommodation as their primary lodging option edged down 0.6%. Within this category, hotel stays decreased 1.7%, while demand for rental accommodation rose 10.1%. Meanwhile, the use of non-market accommodation, including stays with friends or relatives and in privately owned properties, jumped 26.8%. In the first half of 2026, Spain received around 46.6 million international tourists, up 4.6% from the same period a year earlier. The UK remained the largest source market, with more than 9.3 million visitors (+4.3%), followed by Germany with 5.7 million (-1.1%) and France with more than 5.6 million (+1.0%).
2026-08-03
Spain Tourist Arrivals Hit Peak For May
Spain received about 10.3 million international visitors during May 2026, 9.5% more than in May 2025 and setting a new record for the month. The United Kingdom retained its position as the leading country of residence, with almost 2.2 million tourists (+6.1%). France (+11.1%) and Germany (+9.0%) each contributed around 1.3 million tourists. Nearly 5.4 million tourists stayed for four to seven nights, making it the most common length of stay and representing a 14.1% increase compared with the same month of the previous year. The number of day-trippers rose by 2.7%, while that of tourists staying for more than 15 nights decreased by 3.7%. Catalonia was the top tourist destination, receiving 21.1% of all tourists, a 13.1% increase compared with May 2025. It was followed by the Balearic Islands, with a 20.6% share of total arrivals, up 5.2%, and Andalusia, accounting for 15.9% of tourists, up 12.7%. Year-to-date, the number of tourists increased by 5.0% and exceeded 36.8 million.
2026-07-02