Expenditure of international tourism rose 15.1% to USD 5,647 mil in Portugal in 2017, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Portugal reached an all time high of USD 5,647 mil in 2017 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 50,329 mil, USD 6,612 mil in Ireland, USD 2,829 mil in Morocco and USD 22,321 mil in Spain in 2017.
Portugal has been ranked 42nd within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 4 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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