Tourism continues to assert itself as one of the pillars of the Portuguese economy, stimulating not only economic growth, but also the enhancement of territories and communities. The provisional figures for 2024 reflect this dynamism, with a new record performance in all the main indicators.
In 2024, the tourism sector recorded a positive evolution, with increases of 4.0% in overnight stays, 5.2% in guests and 8.8% in tourism revenue, reinforcing and consolidating Portugal's position as a competitive destination at international level.
There were 31.6 million guests, 19.4 million of whom were foreigners, representing an increase of 5.2% and 6.3%, respectively, compared to 2023.
// Main source markets in the guests indicator
_ United Kingdom: 2.5 million | +4.3%
_ Spain: 2.4 million | +0.8%
_ USA: 2.3 million | +11.8%
_ Germany: 1.7 million | +6.6%
_ France: 1.6 million | (-3.0%)
With a total of 80.3 million overnight stays, representing an increase of 4.0% compared to the same period in the previous year, 56.4 million were from foreigners.
// Main source markets in the overnight stays indicator
_ United Kingdom: 10.2 million | +2.7%
_ Germany: 6.3 million | +4.3%
_ Spain: 5.5 million | (-0.1%)
_ USA: 5.2 million | +12.1%
_ France: 4.5 million | (-2.6%)
According to provisional figures from Banco de Portugal (Bank of Portugal), tourism receipts in the 12 months to 2024 reached 27.7 billion euros, 8.8% more than in 2023.
// Main source markets in the tourist receipts indicator
_ United Kingdom: 4.1 MM€ | +6.5%
_ France: 3.2 MM€ | +1.8%
_ Germany: 3.1 MM€ | +8.3%
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(Sources: INE (Statistics Portugal), Banco de Portugal, 2024)
