Spain

Visitor characteristics
- Business visitors are more than three times more likely to be male than female
- 48% of spending came from holiday visits, 28% from visits to friends and/or relatives and 14% from business in 2019
- More than three-in-five of holiday visitors are making a repeat visit to Britain (excluding British expats)
- 98% of visitors from Spain are either ‘likely’ or ‘extremely likely’ to recommend Britain for a holiday or short-break
Popular activities
Global context
Measure | 2019 |
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International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 27.9 |
Global rank for international tourism expenditure | 11 |
Number of outbound visits (m) | 29.1 |
Most visited destination | France |
Key demographic and economic data
Measure | 2019 |
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Population (m) | 47.2 |
GDP per capita PPP (US$) | 38,068 |
Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%) | 1.0 |
Annual average GDP growth in the past year (%) | 2.0 |