Spain registered about 9.1 million international visitors during April 2026, 5.2% more than in the same month of 2025 and setting a new record for the month. The United Kingdom remained the main country of residence, with nearly 1.7 million tourists (+2.7% compared with April 2025), followed by France with 1.3 million (+5.1%) and Germany with 1.2 million (-9.1%). The most common length of stay was four to seven nights, with more than 4.6 million tourists (+2.7%), while the number of day-trippers fell by 0.1% and that of tourists staying more than 15 nights increased by 2.4%. Catalonia was the top tourist destination, receiving 1.9 million tourists, a 7.7% surge compared to April 2025. It was followed by Andalusia with 1.5 million visitors, up 6.9%, and the Balearic Islands, with 1.4 million, up 1.4%. Total spending amounted to €11.6 billion, 7.4% more than in April of 2025. In the first four months of 2026, the number of tourists increased by 3.4% and reached almost 26.6 million. source: National Statistics Institute (INE)

Tourist Arrivals in Spain increased to 9054.13 Thousand in April from 6810.63 Thousand in March of 2026. Tourist Arrivals in Spain averaged 4892.60 Thousand from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 11251.63 Thousand in August of 2025 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 June of 2026.

Tourist Arrivals in Spain increased to 9054.13 Thousand in April from 6810.63 Thousand in March of 2026. Tourist Arrivals in Spain is expected to be 9700.00 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 5800.00 Thousand in 2027 and 6000.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-05 07:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
Mar 3.3% 2.8% 4.0%
2026-06-02 07:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
Apr 5.2% 3.3% 9.0%
2026-07-02 07:00 AM
Tourist Arrivals YoY
May 5.2% 6.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -4371900.00 -3295500.00 EUR Thousand Mar 2026
Capital Flows 2632.00 -2904.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Current Account 4611.00 4044.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Current Account to GDP 2.90 3.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 35859400.00 31719600.00 EUR Thousand Mar 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt 2758457.00 2693942.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
External Debt to GDP 163.00 162.00 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 1601.00 3135.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Gold Reserves 281.58 281.58 Tonnes Mar 2026
Imports 40231300.00 35015200.00 EUR Thousand Mar 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Natural Gas Imports 0.00 103203.44 Terajoule May 2026
Remittances 4207.00 3788.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Terms of Trade 96.00 98.30 points Apr 2026
Terrorism Index 0.79 1.26 Points Dec 2025
Tourism Revenues 7325.90 5763.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Tourist Arrivals YoY 9054.13 6810.63 Thousand Apr 2026
Weapons Sales 639.00 921.00 SIPRI TIV Million Dec 2024


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
9054.13 6810.63 11251.63 0.00 1995 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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Spain Tourist Arrivals Set Record For April
Spain registered about 9.1 million international visitors during April 2026, 5.2% more than in the same month of 2025 and setting a new record for the month. The United Kingdom remained the main country of residence, with nearly 1.7 million tourists (+2.7% compared with April 2025), followed by France with 1.3 million (+5.1%) and Germany with 1.2 million (-9.1%). The most common length of stay was four to seven nights, with more than 4.6 million tourists (+2.7%), while the number of day-trippers fell by 0.1% and that of tourists staying more than 15 nights increased by 2.4%. Catalonia was the top tourist destination, receiving 1.9 million tourists, a 7.7% surge compared to April 2025. It was followed by Andalusia with 1.5 million visitors, up 6.9%, and the Balearic Islands, with 1.4 million, up 1.4%. Total spending amounted to €11.6 billion, 7.4% more than in April of 2025. In the first four months of 2026, the number of tourists increased by 3.4% and reached almost 26.6 million.
2026-06-02
Spain Tourist Arrivals Hit Peak for March
Spain received approximately 6.8 million international tourists in March 2026, 3.3% more than in the same month in 2025 and setting a new record for the month. The United Kingdom led tourist arrivals with close to 1.3 million visitors (+2.1%), followed by Germany with 924,088 (+2.9%) and France with 798,671 (+4.4%). Most tourists stayed four to seven nights, totaling nearly 3.4 million (a 4.1% increase), while both day-trippers and long-stay visitors (over 15 nights) also grew, by 2.2% and 5.5%, respectively. In the first three months of 2026, the number of tourists rose by 2.5% to around 17.5 million. The Canary Islands remained the leading destination in March with 22.9% of total arrivals and a 0.4% increase from March 2025, followed by Catalonia (19.1%, -5.4%) and Andalusia (17.1%, +10.8%).
2026-05-05
Spain Tourist Arrivals Set Record For February
Spain recorded about 5.6 million international visitors in February 2026, 2.8% more than in the same month of 2025 and setting a new record for the month. In the first two months of 2026, the number of tourists increased by 2% and reached almost 10.7 million. Tourists from the United Kingdom totaled one million, keeping it the top source and up 1.8% from February 2025. France followed with 687,434 visitors, though down by 4.8%, while Germany recorded a modest but positive increase to 629,604 (+1.4%). The most common length of stay for tourists was four to seven nights, totaling nearly 2.7 million, a 4.1% increase compared with the previous year. In contrast, day-trippers fell by 6.4%, while long-stay visitors staying more than 15 nights decreased by 5.1%. The Canary Islands was the top tourist destination, receiving 1.2 million tourists, a 3.3% increase compared to January 2025. It was followed by Catalonia with 1 million visitors, up 4.1%, and Andalusia, with 0.8 million, up 1.1%.
2026-04-01