Spain's Tourism Sector Could Exceed €260 Billion by 2025, According to WTTC

Spain's Tourism Sector Could Exceed €260 Billion by 2025, According to WTTC

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) forecasts that by 2025 the travel and tourism sector in Spain could reach a new all-time high, with an estimated contribution of €260.5 billion to GDP, equivalent to almost 16% of the national economy.

Spain Set for Record Tourism High this Year, WTTC Research Suggests

Spain’s inbound tourism industry could reach a new all-time high this year – according to The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) – with an estimated contribution of €260.5 billion to GDP, equivalent to almost 16% of the national economy.   It would follow the country’s best result since 2019, in 2024, when tourism contributed nearly €249bn to GDP. International tourist visitor spending grew by nearly 11%, year-on-year, last year in Spain. WTT…

In 2025, the tourism sector will increase its contribution to Spain’s GDP, with a contribution of €260.5 billion, 4.7% more than in the previous year, according to World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) forecasts. The latest ‘Economic Impact Report (EIR)’, prepared by WTTC in collaboration with Oxford Economics, points out that the forecasts “strengthen the role of tourism as one of the country’s main economic engines”, with a contribution to t…