Expenditure of international tourism rose 2.63% to USD 4,908 mil in Portugal in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Portugal reached an all time high of USD 5,380 mil in 2014 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 48,760 mil, USD 6,216 mil in Ireland, USD 2,309 mil in Morocco and USD 19,284 mil in Spain in 2016.
Portugal has been ranked 45th within the group of 160 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 9 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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