International tourism, receipts in Portugal
Portugal: International tourism, receipts was 12.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Portugal, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 12.2% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.5% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Portugal peaked at 23.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 53rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 17.5% | — |
| 1996 | 17.0% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -47.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 12.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 2.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 12.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 3.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -47.5% | 23.3% | 12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 17.0% | 18.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.5% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.4% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 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, receipts in Portugal?
- International tourism, receipts in Portugal was 12.2% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Portugal ranks 53rd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.