The arrival of international tourists to the Balearic Islands fell by 8.8% in January

The Balearic Islands received a total of 134,659 foreign tourists last January, 8.8% fewer than in the same month of 2015. These tourists spent €193 million in the archipelago, a 3% increase. This data comes from the Surveys of Tourist Movements at Borders and Tourist Expenditure published this Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The surveys also show that the average expenditure of foreign visitors was €1,434, 12.9% higher than in 2015. The average daily expenditure of this type of tourist was €152, 1.7% higher than in January 2015, with an average trip duration of 9.4 days, representing an 11% increase. As for the other regions, the Canary Islands lead the list with 1,427,922 tourists, followed by Catalonia with 1,010,902; Madrid with 766,365; Andalusia with 720,164; the Valencian Community with 578,720; and the Balearic Islands with 134,659, while the remaining autonomous communities account for a total of 488,523 visitors.

Data for Spain as a whole

Across the country, 5.13 million international tourists visited in January, a 1.2% increase compared to 2015. They spent €7.805 billion, a 9.3% increase, bringing both figures back to record highs for the first month of the year. The data shows that the trend observed over the past two years continues, with spending rising faster than arrivals, which the sector attributes to the higher quality of tourism.

After closing 2025 at record highs, with 96.7 million foreign tourists visiting Spain and spending €134.712 billion, growth rates in arrivals are moderating, but remain positive, in a year in which the sector expects the consolidation of the strong increases recorded. The United Kingdom maintains its position as the leading source of tourists (with almost 900,000), followed by Germany (527,000) and France (517,000).