MADRID (AP) — A record 85.1 million people have received doses in Spain. foreign tourists There was a 19% increase last year compared to the previous year, the National Institute for Statistics said on Friday.
The number of foreign tourists in 2023 exceeded the 83.5 million who visited Spain in the previous year, 2019. COVID-19 pandemic Most leisure travel was excluded.
Last year, the countries that brought the most tourists to Spain were the UK, France and Germany.
Spain’s income from foreign tourists will reach 108.7 billion euros ($117 billion) in 2023, an increase of 25% from the previous year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.sightseeing accounts for 12% The percentage of a country’s gross domestic product.
Region including northeastern Catalonia Barcelonafollowed by the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. canary islands The coast of North Africa was the top destination.
France, Spain and the United States have been the top three tourist destinations in the world for many years.