In 2023, the Gross Value Added generated by Tourism (GVAGT) and the Tourism Consumption in the Economic Territory (TCET) registered, respectively, nominal increases of 16.0% and 15.5%, a faster pace than the national economy (the national GVA and GDP grew by 10.1% and 9.6%, respectively). These growths consolidated the recovery of tourism in the post-pandemic period, after very intense increases in GVAGT and TCET in 2022 (69.6% and 78.1%, respectively).

GVAGT represented 9.1% of national GVA in 2023 (8.6% in 2022) and TCET was equivalent to 16.5% of GDP (15.6% in 2022), thus reinforcing its relative weight in the total economy and reaching historical highs.  

Applying the Integrated System of Symmetric Input-Output Tables to the main results of the Tourism Satellite Account, it is estimated that the tourism activity has generated a direct and indirect contribution of 33.8 billion euros to GDP in 2023, which corresponds to 12.7% (12.1% in 2022 and 7.8% in 2021). These results reflect a contribution of 1.1 percentage points (p.p.) to real GDP growth in 2023 (2.3%).  

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