This statistic presents the percentage distribution of non-EU tourists who visited Spain in 2018, by profile. That year, tourists called elite (more than 40 thousand euros spent abroad in the last 24 months) accounted for less than one percent of the total, while infrequent globe shoppers amounted 86 percent.
Percentage distribution of non-EU tourists who visited Spain and bought tax free products in 2018, by profile
* Tourists who spend 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.
** Profiles:
- Elite: tourists who spent more than 40,000 euros in the last 24 months.
- Frequent: tourists who have made more than three trips in the last 24 months.
- Infrequent: tourists who have traveled at least once a year.
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ION Comunicación. (March 31, 2019). Percentage distribution of non-EU tourists who visited Spain and bought tax free products in 2018, by profile [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183944/tax-free-purchases-of-non-eu-tourists-distributed-by-profile/
ION Comunicación. "Percentage distribution of non-EU tourists who visited Spain and bought tax free products in 2018, by profile." Chart. March 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183944/tax-free-purchases-of-non-eu-tourists-distributed-by-profile/
ION Comunicación. (2019). Percentage distribution of non-EU tourists who visited Spain and bought tax free products in 2018, by profile. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183944/tax-free-purchases-of-non-eu-tourists-distributed-by-profile/
ION Comunicación. "Percentage Distribution of Non-eu Tourists Who Visited Spain and Bought Tax Free Products in 2018, by Profile." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183944/tax-free-purchases-of-non-eu-tourists-distributed-by-profile/
ION Comunicación, Percentage distribution of non-EU tourists who visited Spain and bought tax free products in 2018, by profile Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183944/tax-free-purchases-of-non-eu-tourists-distributed-by-profile/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage distribution of non-EU tourists who visited Spain and bought tax free products in 2018, by profile [Graph], ION Comunicación, March 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183944/tax-free-purchases-of-non-eu-tourists-distributed-by-profile/
