Tourists spent 4.5% more in Catalonia in 2025 than the previous year.
Spending grows four times faster than visitor numbers, and two out of three tourists arrive outside the summer season.
The cumulative spending of foreign travelers in Catalonia grew by 4.5% in 2025 compared to the previous year, a rate almost four times higher than the increase recorded in the number of tourists (+1.2%). Thus, Catalonia registered a total of €24.826 billion in revenue from international tourism in 2025, a figure that represents 18% of the national total, according to the Catalan Government's tourism balance report, which highlights that these results "validate the transition towards a higher-value model where economic profitability takes precedence."
Furthermore, the indicators for 2025 confirm the progress in reducing the seasonality of demand, as currently two out of every three tourists visit Catalonia outside the summer season. Specifically, the period between June and August accounts for only 32% of tourist arrivals, compared to 68% during the rest of the year.
From a territorial perspective, data from the Tourism Data System (TDS) indicates that the "traditionally less crowded" areas, such as Terres de l'Ebre (Tarragona) and Terres de Lleida, have registered the greatest percentage increase. In macroeconomic terms, the tourism sector now represents between 12% and 14% of Catalonia's GDP and generates around 14% of total employment in the region.
Issuing markets
As for the source markets, France remains the main origin (+1.5%), followed by moderate growth from Germany (+2.4%) and a notable rebound from the Netherlands (+7.6%).
The government highlights the "exceptional performance" of Japanese tourism, which grew by 20%. Meanwhile, markets such as the United States have fallen by 5%.
Finally, domestic tourism from the rest of Spain contributed 5.6 million visitors (+5.7%) and spending of 2,476 million euros in Catalonia.