The data displays the number of international tourists visiting Spain in 2017, by the destination region visited. That year Catalonia received the highest number of international tourists at approx. 19 million visitors, followed by the Canary Islands and the Balearic islands.
Overall international tourism volumes in Spain have been increasing in recent years, with the total number of inbound visitors measuring around 115.7 million in 2016. Catalonia contributed to this growth with significant rises in international tourist numbers in 2015 and 2016.
