Share of travel and tourism spending in Portugal 2019-2023, by origin

In Portugal, international tourists contributed to the highest share of total travel and tourism spending in the past years. In 2021, for instance, expenditure of international tourists represented 58 percent of total spending. Overall, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted international travel more than domestic travel, the contribution of domestic tourists to total tourism expenditure rose significantly in 2020 over the previous year. By 2023, international tourists recovered their dominance of expenditure in Portugal, with over 63 percent, while nationals stayed at 37 percent.