* Tourists who spend on tax free operations that have completed the entire process from issuance to settlement. The data comes from stores affiliated with Global Blue that in the reference period and the previous year had registered sales to tourists.
** Profiles:
- Elite: tourists who spent more than 40,000 euros in the last 24 months.
- Frequent: tourists who have made more than three trips in the last 24 months.
- Infrequent: tourists who have traveled at least once a year.
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Tax free purchases of non-EU tourists distributed by profile Spain 2018
This statistic presents the percentage distribution of non-EU tourists who visited Spain in 2018, by profile. That year, tourists called elite (more than ** thousand euros spent abroad in the last 24 months) accounted for less than *** percent of the total, while infrequent globe shoppers amounted ** percent.
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