International tourism, number of departures in Portugal
Portugal: International tourism, number of departures was 680,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Portugal, 2012–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 680,000 for international tourism, number of departures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.1% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Portugal peaked at 3.10 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 680,000, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 75th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
International tourism, number of departures in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.36 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.49 million | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.89 million | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 1.94 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.19 million | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 2.49 million | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 3.10 million | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 680,000 | -78.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.00 million | 1.36 million | 3.10 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 680,000 | 680,000 | 680,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More private sector data for Portugal
- Merchandise trade 62.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 125.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,276 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Portugal?
- International tourism, number of departures in Portugal was 680,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.10 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 680,000 in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Portugal ranks 75th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.