214 countries and territories189 of 193 UN membersmonthly to 2026-09back to 1926
Monthly arrivals since 2000, with 5 worked statistics. Latest 2026-09, 1 month behind.
September 2026 brought 19,241 passengers to Gibraltar, down 7.0% on a year earlier and standing at 79.9% of the level recorded in the same month of 2019. The result extends a run of four consecutive months below the prior year, with the last time this calendar month was higher being 2025. Year to date totals sit 2.0% behind the same months of the previous year. The peak monthly figure on record remains 32,587 from July 2017.
The summer months eased back from earlier gains, with May at 21,212 up 6.7% on a year and April at 18,766 up 4.9%, giving way to declines of 8.3% in June (19,304), 9.5% in July (21,372) and 9.1% in August (21,004). July and August reached 85.5% and 83.5% of their 2019 levels, with September slipping to 79.9%. Each of the past three months sat below the average of the three years before, by 10.4% in September, 10.2% in August and 12.4% in July.
Among European rivals, July 2026 readings were mixed, with Liechtenstein up 42.2% on a year, Luxembourg up 11.6% and Montenegro up 5.5%, while Lithuania fell 12.3% and North Macedonia fell 6.1%. Bosnia and Herzegovina was up 4.5% in August. The world jet fuel price stood at $4.39 a gallon in September 2026, up 110.1% on a year. Forward indicators point to further weakness, with forecasts of a 16.6% decline in October, 25.7% in November and 24.2% in December.
At a glance
| Latest month | September 2026 |
| Passengers | 19,241 |
| On a year | -7.0% |
| Against September 2019 | 79.9% |
| Year to date, on a year | -2.0% |
| Best month on record | July 2017 |
| Trust grade | A, 100 |
GET /v1/countries/GI/briefAnalystAir arrivals, Gibraltar, and the change on a year
Gibraltar against its rivals
GET /v1/compare?country=GIDeveloper| Country | Latest | Figure | On a year | Vs 2019 | Year to date | Rivalry with Gibraltar |
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The last six months
| Month | Passengers | On a year | Vs 2019 | Vs 3-year average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 19,241 | -7.0% | 79.9% | -10.4% |
| Aug 2026 | 21,004 | -9.1% | 83.5% | -10.2% |
| Jul 2026 | 21,372 | -9.5% | 85.5% | -12.4% |
| Jun 2026 | 19,304 | -8.3% | 80.8% | -11.5% |
| May 2026 | 21,212 | +6.7% | 86.2% | -2.5% |
| Apr 2026 | 18,766 | +4.9% | 91.0% | -4.7% |
The next three months
Each country's own model, remade every night as figures arrive, with an 80% range. The first month is free to see; the rest come with Intel.
Who Gibraltar competes with for visitors
Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.
Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/GI/rivals, on Developer and up.
Measures held
What is held for Gibraltar
| Measure | Frequency | Breakdown | Series | From | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrivals | Monthly | Total | 1 | 2000-01 | 2026-09 |
Monthly arrivals: 100.0% of months held since 2000, none missing. See every month
Get Gibraltar in one call
# every arrivals month, Developer plan curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=GI" \ -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY" # the whole country in one file, Intel plan curl -o gi.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/GI.csv" \ -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"