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Travel and tourism contributed 15.6% of Spain's national GDP in 2024 — $270.2 billion of economic value and 3.0 million jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks Spain 3rd among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 15.9% in 2025 and 17.1% by 2035.
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15.6% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 3rd of 42
15.6%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
15.9%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$270.2 billion
YoY growth (2024)
7.8%
10-year forecast (2035)
17.1%
Tourism jobs (2024)
13.9% of total employment
3.0 million
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 15.6% figure for Spain as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts Spain's tourism share of GDP to 17.1%, implying a CAGR of roughly 0.9% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 15.6% of Spain's national GDP in 2024 and 15.9% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $270.2 billion to Spain's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 7.8% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 17.1% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 3.0 million jobs in Spain — 13.9% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
Spain ranks 3rd out of 42 WTTC-tracked economies on tourism share of GDP in 2024.
METHODOLOGY & SOURCE
Every numeric claim on this page is sourced from WTTC EIR 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025 — Spain Factsheet, p. 7). Last accessed 2026-05-11. No figures are estimated, modelled, or AI-generated — DataGreat's narrator is locked to WTTC values verbatim.
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