Spain registered about 12.3 million international visitors during August 2026, 9.2% more than in August of 2025 and marking a new record for the month. The United Kingdom was the largest source market, with more than 2.4 million tourists, representing a 9.3% increase compared with August 2025. France ranked second, with almost 2.1 million tourists, up 2.1%, followed by Germany with nearly 1.4 million, an increase of 4.5%. Market accommodation remained the preferred choice, with visitor numbers rising 7.8%. Hotel stays grew 6.6%, while rental housing rose 13.7%. Non-market accommodation grew 16.3%.The Balearic Islands were the most popular destination, attracting 21.2% of all tourists, an increase of 2.6% compared with August 2025. Catalonia followed with a 19.4% share, up 9.1%, while Andalusia accounted for 16.8%, recording the strongest growth at 21.3%. In the first eight months of 2026, the number of tourists who visited Spain increased by 5.4% and reached almost 70.4 million. source: National Statistics Institute (INE)

Tourist Arrivals in Spain increased to 12256.09 Thousand in August from 11538.80 Thousand in July of 2026. Tourist Arrivals in Spain averaged 4956.37 Thousand from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 12256.09 Thousand in August 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 October of 2026.

Tourist Arrivals in Spain increased to 12256.09 Thousand in August from 11538.80 Thousand in July of 2026. Tourist Arrivals in Spain is expected to be 5600.00 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
2026-09-01 07:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
Jul 4.6% 2.9% 4.0%
2026-10-02 07:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
Aug 9.2% 4.6%
2026-11-04 08:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
Sep 9.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -5220000.00 -7690000.00 EUR Thousand Jul 2026
Capital Flows 13732.00 6436.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Current Account 5909.00 3466.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Current Account to GDP 3.20 3.30 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 35453700.00 35545400.00 EUR Thousand Jul 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt 2925535.00 2841993.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
External Debt to GDP 167.00 163.00 percent of GDP Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 1978.00 6615.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Gold Reserves 281.58 281.58 Tonnes Mar 2026
Imports 40677900.00 43231900.00 EUR Thousand Jul 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Natural Gas Imports 0.00 92081.15 Terajoule Aug 2026
Remittances 4849.00 5986.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Terms of Trade 98.10 98.50 points Aug 2026
Terrorism Index 0.79 1.26 Points Dec 2025
Tourism Revenues 14084.00 10429.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Tourist Arrivals YoY 12256.09 11538.80 Thousand Aug 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
12256.09 11538.80 12256.09 0.00 1995 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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Spain Tourist Arrivals Break Record for August
Spain registered about 12.3 million international visitors during August 2026, 9.2% more than in August of 2025 and marking a new record for the month. The United Kingdom was the largest source market, with more than 2.4 million tourists, representing a 9.3% increase compared with August 2025. France ranked second, with almost 2.1 million tourists, up 2.1%, followed by Germany with nearly 1.4 million, an increase of 4.5%. Market accommodation remained the preferred choice, with visitor numbers rising 7.8%. Hotel stays grew 6.6%, while rental housing rose 13.7%. Non-market accommodation grew 16.3%.The Balearic Islands were the most popular destination, attracting 21.2% of all tourists, an increase of 2.6% compared with August 2025. Catalonia followed with a 19.4% share, up 9.1%, while Andalusia accounted for 16.8%, recording the strongest growth at 21.3%. In the first eight months of 2026, the number of tourists who visited Spain increased by 5.4% and reached almost 70.4 million.
2026-10-02
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