01 — The two ledgers
Inbound and outbound, side by side. Each figure on its own perimeter and vintage — do not net them across years.
| Ledger | Measure | Value | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inbound | International tourists | 96.8M +3.2% | INE FRONTUR, 2025 (La Moncloa review, 3 Feb 2026) |
| International receipts | €134.712bn +6.8% | INE EGATUR, 2025 (2024: €126.282bn) | |
| Tourism surplus | €70.5bn = 4.3% of GDP | Banco de España, 12-month BoP advance (dossier perimeter) | |
| Trips from Europe | 79.2M | IPK, 2024; 1st in Europe | |
| Spend per tourist, Dec 2025 | €1,514 · €167/day | EGATUR, December 2025 | |
| Outbound | Resident trips, total | 175.7M −4.7% | INE ETR/FAMILITUR, 2025 |
| Spend on trips abroad | €23.6bn | INE CifrasINE, 2025; €131 per traveller-day | |
| Share of trips abroad | 12% record | 22.8% of the nights, 36.9% of the trip money | |
| 2026 agency pulse | strongest in the series | ACAVE survey at FITUR, Jan 2026; long-haul the most demanded segment |
The domestic third ledger. Most of the 175.7M resident trips never cross a border — Spain is the Spaniards' own first destination. The outbound euro is one in eight of the trip wallet; the inbound euro arrives at €1,514 per tourist. That ratio is the country's tourism business model in one line.
02 — The inbound mirror: the 2025 source podium
Who paid for the record — the three source markets that matter, with their cheques (INE, 2025):
The UK grew arrivals (+3.7%) and outspent everyone (+4.9% to €23.65bn); Germany was flat in volume (+0.6%) but is the second cheque at €15.83bn; France slipped 1.0% to 12.7M. Regionally the flow concentrates: Catalonia took 20.0M visitors, the Balearics 15.7M and the Canaries 15.7M — island capacity, not mainland cities, absorbed the marginal tourist of 2025.
03 — Gateways
2025 throughput, all nationalities (Aena annual traffic, 13 Jan 2026):
| Airport | 2025 pax | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid-Barajas (MAD) | 68.2M | National hub; the Latin America franchise |
| Barcelona (BCN) | 57.5M | European point-to-point plus long-haul growth |
| Palma de Mallorca (PMI) | 33.8M | The island summer machine |
| Málaga (AGP) | 26.7M | Costa del Sol gateway |
04 — TIO coverage of Spain
Everything the office publishes on the country, one click away:
Sources. La Moncloa / INE — 2025 arrivals (FRONTUR) and receipts (EGATUR), review of 3 Feb 2026; source-market volumes and spends; December per-tourist and per-day figures; regional split · INE — ETR/FAMILITUR resident-trips survey 2025; CifrasINE — spend on trips abroad · Banco de España — balance-of-payments advance (surplus, dossier perimeter) · IPK — European trips 2024 · Aena — 2025 annual traffic, 13 Jan 2026 · ACAVE — 2026 agency survey, FITUR. All figures are published data on the perimeters stated.