LISBON, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Tourism contributed 36.2 billion euros (41.6 billion U.S. dollars) to Portugal's economy in 2025, accounting for 11.8 percent of GDP, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Monday.
According to INE data, tourism generated 30.4 billion euros (34.9 billion dollars) in gross value added (GVA), equivalent to 11.4 percent of Portugal's total GVA. Compared with 2024, tourism-related GDP and GVA increased by 5.3 percent and 5.5 percent, respectively, in nominal terms.
The institute noted that while tourism continued to support real economic growth, its contribution eased gradually, falling from 3.6 percentage points in 2022 to 1.2 percentage points in 2023, 0.4 percentage points in 2024 and 0.3 percentage points in 2025. ■
