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Anyone knows how much of Barcelona’s municipal revenue is originated from tourists directly and indirectly?
by rock_artist 2y ago
Anyone knows how much of Barcelona’s municipal revenue is originated from tourists directly and indirectly?
- johnp314 2y agoToday's Wall Street Journal (Jun 20) has an article "Europe has a new Economic Engine: American Tourists", where this is written: "While Germany’s economy is flatlining, Spain is Europe’s fastest-growing big economy. Nearly three-quarters of the country’s recent growth and one in four new jobs are linked to tourism."
- gield 2y agoNon-Spaniards always overestimate the importance of tourism in Barcelona. 3.9% of Barcelona's GDP in 2022. Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346730/tourism-contribution-gdp-cities-spain/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346730/tourism-contribu... 5.4% of Catalonia's GDP in 2022. Source: https://economia.gencat.cat/web/.content/70_economia_catalana/arxius/informe-anual/informe-anual-2022/IA-2022-summary-en.pdf https://economia.gencat.cat/web/.content/70_economia_catalan... 11.6% of Spain's GDP in 2022. Source: https://www.bde.es/f/webbe/GAP/Secciones/SalaPrensa/IntervencionesPublicas/Gobernador/Arc/Fic/IIPP-2024-01-22-hdc-en-tr.pdf https://www.bde.es/f/webbe/GAP/Secciones/SalaPrensa/Interven...