Spain set a fresh tourism history in 2025. Provisional data from the National Institute of Statistics ( INE ) confirmed this with official data that Spain is one of the world’s most well-known tourist destinations. The results are from the Tourist Expenditure Survey ( Egatur ) and the Tourist Movements at Borders Survey ( Frontur ). In 2025, Spain attracted almost 96.8 million foreign visitors. This is a noteworthy achievement in the traditional line. The actual figure for February 3, 2026 was released by the INE, which is 96.8 million. This amount is a 3.2 % increase from 2024. 94 million persons traveled to the nation that time. Jordi Hereu, the minister of tourism, predicted a 97 million dollar budget for the middle of January 2026. The count was afterward estimated to be roughly 96.8 million based on comprehensive INE Frontur data. These customers spent totaling 134. 712 billion euros. This amount is 6.8 % higher than the €126.282 billion spent in 2024. Spending increased more quickly than visitors. This disparity reflects a change in tourism’s value. Customers made more money on each excursion. The primary nature nations remained the same. With nearly 19 million visitors ( + 3.7 % ), the United Kingdom is in the top spot. UK is also the top spender at €23.65 billion ( + 4.9 % ). Over 12.7 million of them traveled to Spain last year ( a decrease of 1 % ), and they spent €11.613 billion ( + 5.9 % ). The third position goes to Germany sending over 12 million visitors ( + 0.6 % ) spending €15.831 billion ( + 2 % ). Catalonia: Around 20 million visitors ( + 0.6 % ), and the Spanish regions that received the most international tourists were
Balearic Islands: 15.7 million visitors ( + 2.6 % ).
Canary Islands: 15.7 million visitors ( + 3 % ).
The best vacation spots were:
Catalonia: €24.807 billion ( + 4.5 % ).
Canary Islands: €24.431 billion ( + 6.8 % ).
Balearic Islands: €21.058 billion ( + 5.2 % ).
These numbers demonstrate that Spain continues to be a major tourist destination worldwide. Through GDP and employment, the industry supports the business. However, the INE information for 2025 is only preliminary. In March 2026, edits might be made. Both wasting and incoming calls are rising. The significant increase in spending suggests that there should be more attention paid to value more than quantity.
