Foreign tourist spending in Canary Islands falls in July despite higher daily outlay

Foreign tourist numbers in the Canary Islands fell slightly in July, while overall visitor spending dropped by 1.3% compared with the same month last year, according to the latest figures from Spain’s National Institute of Statistics (INE).

A total of 1,222,895 foreign tourists visited the Canary Islands during July, 0.67% fewer than in July 2025.

The latest Tourist Expenditure Survey from the INE shows that those visitors spent a combined 2.18 million euros in the archipelago, representing a 1.3% year-on-year decline.

The figures contrast with the national picture. Across Spain, spending by foreign visitors increased by 10.9% compared with July last year, reaching 18.21 million euros.

In the Canary Islands, the reduction in total spending was linked not only to the slight fall in visitor numbers but also to shorter stays.

The average length of stay for foreign tourists was 7.9% shorter than in July 2025, at 7.6 nights.

Average spending per foreign visitor also fell by 0.7% year-on-year, to 1,790 euros.

However, daily spending increased. Foreign tourists spent an average of 236 euros per day in July, 7.8% more than in the same month of 2025.

After July’s figures were included, the Canary Islands had received 9,020,424 foreign visitors during the first seven months of 2026. This was 0.57% fewer than during the same period of the previous year.