This statistic presents the percentage distribution of spending on "tax free" purchases of non-EU tourists in Spain in 2018, by sector. That year, the expenditure of the tourists made in "tax free" purchases in the fashion sector and the supplements represented 61 percent of the total. In the case of jewelry and watches, spending accounted for 24 percent.
Percentage distribution of tax free purchases of non-EU tourists in Spain in 2018, by sector
* Expenditure on "tax free" operations that have completed the entire process from issuance to settlement. The data comes from stores affiliated with Global Blue that in the reference period and the previous year had registered sales to tourists.
Transactions of less than 90.16 euros are excluded, in order to facilitate the comparability of the data. 90.16 euros is the former minimum purchase amount to receive the VAT refund, and it was eliminated in July 2018.
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ION Comunicación. (January 31, 2019). Percentage distribution of tax free purchases of non-EU tourists in Spain in 2018, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183940/non-eu-tourism-purchases-of-tax-free-products-by-sector-spain/
ION Comunicación. "Percentage distribution of tax free purchases of non-EU tourists in Spain in 2018, by sector." Chart. January 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183940/non-eu-tourism-purchases-of-tax-free-products-by-sector-spain/
ION Comunicación. (2019). Percentage distribution of tax free purchases of non-EU tourists in Spain in 2018, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183940/non-eu-tourism-purchases-of-tax-free-products-by-sector-spain/
ION Comunicación. "Percentage Distribution of Tax Free Purchases of Non-eu Tourists in Spain in 2018, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183940/non-eu-tourism-purchases-of-tax-free-products-by-sector-spain/
ION Comunicación, Percentage distribution of tax free purchases of non-EU tourists in Spain in 2018, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183940/non-eu-tourism-purchases-of-tax-free-products-by-sector-spain/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage distribution of tax free purchases of non-EU tourists in Spain in 2018, by sector [Graph], ION Comunicación, January 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183940/non-eu-tourism-purchases-of-tax-free-products-by-sector-spain/
