The number of foreign tourists who visited Spain until September increases by 18.8% and spending increases by 24%

The number of foreign tourists who visited Spain between January and September reached 66.5 million, 18.8% more than in the same period in 2022, but 0.6% lower than that registered in 2019, before the pandemic, and The expenditure incurred rose to 84,608 million euros, 24% more.

Provisional data published this Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics reveal that spending exceeded pre-covid levels by 15.1%.

In September, Spain received 8.8 million international tourists, 13.6% more than in the same month of 2022 and 0.2% less than in 2019; Regarding spending, it was 11,215 million euros, 22.6% more, and 16% higher than in September 2019.