Expenditure of international tourism rose 17.4% to USD 6,524 mil in Portugal in 2018, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Portugal reached an all time high of USD 6,524 mil in 2018 and an all time low of USD 2,491 mil in 1997. When compared to Portugal's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in France amounted to USD 57,925 mil, USD 7,390 mil in Ireland, USD 3,018 mil in Morocco and USD 26,670 mil in Spain in 2018.
Portugal has been ranked 41st within the group of 148 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Algeria | USD mil | 679 | 762 | 556 | 632 | 542 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD mil | 26,444 | 15,856 | 16,522 | 17,835 | 20,789 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | USD mil | 34,444 | 30,271 | 28,936 | 31,811 | 33,581 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| France | USD mil | 58,464 | 47,713 | 49,029 | 53,787 | 59,131 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD mil | 101,737 | 85,334 | 87,412 | 97,163 | 103,502 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD mil | 972 | 998 | 1,268 | 1,664 | 1,829 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Ireland | USD mil | 6,412 | 5,704 | 6,234 | 6,616 | 7,541 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD mil | 28,866 | 30,312 | 30,584 | 34,819 | 37,644 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 112 | 73.0 | 74.0 | 61.0 | 38.0 | ||||
| Morocco | USD mil | 2,273 | 2,155 | 2,312 | 2,829 | 2,987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | USD mil | 5,213 | 4,576 | 4,707 | 5,509 | 6,427 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD mil | 17,976 | 17,429 | 18,803 | 22,346 | 26,670 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | USD mil | 770 | 767 | 823 | 871 | 954 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD mil | 67,042 | 68,116 | 67,220 | 65,177 | 68,888 | ... | ... |
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