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37.9 million tourists in 2025: the economic model that enriches Spain and expels its own citizens
In 2025, Spain received a record 37.9 million tourists in Andalusia alone. Tourism moves 17% of the Spanish economy. But in the Balearic Islands, 35% of the population is at risk of poverty and exclusion while the sector generates 45% of the regional GDP. The paradox of mass tourism: aggregate wealth, distributed poverty.
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