International tourism, number of departures in Spain
Spain: International tourism, number of departures was 6.24 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Spain, 2007–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, number of departures in Spain is 6.24 million, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 72.7% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Spain peaked at 22.82 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.24 million, in 2020.
That places Spain 27th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12.71 million | — |
| 2008 | 13.04 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.75 million | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 14.25 million | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 15.94 million | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 14.92 million | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 13.43 million | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 13.95 million | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 17.62 million | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 18.28 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 20.27 million | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 22.29 million | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 22.82 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 6.24 million | -72.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.17 million | 12.71 million | 13.75 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.38 million | 13.43 million | 22.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.24 million | 6.24 million | 6.24 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Spain?
- International tourism, number of departures in Spain was 6.24 million 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 22.82 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 million in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Spain ranks 27th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.