Spanish port system observatory
Port activity at a glance
National indicators, year-on-year trends and the relative position of Spain’s 28 state port authorities.
Latest dataAug 202628 authorities
First port year to dateBahía de Algeciras67.5M t
Largest year-on-year changeAlicanteUp +22.8%
Smallest year-on-year changeGijónDown -20.7%
Top 5 concentration57.9%of the national year-to-date total
Throughput · August 2026
Monthly trend and top ports
The system in 2026 compared with 2025, and ranking by 2026 year-to-date figure.
Top authoritiesYear-to-date figure and year-on-year change
Throughput- 01Bahía de Algeciras67.5M tUp +0%
- 02Valencia53.1M tDown -2.5%
- 03Barcelona47.5M tUp +1.3%
- 04Las Palmas24.4M tDown -0.4%
- 05Cartagena23.3M tUp +5.1%
- 06Bilbao22.6M tUp +7.8%
- 07Huelva20.2M tUp +2.6%
Consolidated series · 2025
Annual snapshot of the port system
The stable benchmark to put the monthly trend in context and compare the structural weight of each port authority.
Throughput556.2 M t
TEUs18.6 M
Passengers (transport)42.5 M
Ships162.9 k
System shareConsolidated ranking, 2025
% of national total- 01Bahía de Algeciras100.7M t
- 02Valencia80.7M t
- 03Barcelona69.5M t
- 04Las Palmas36.5M t
- 05Cartagena34.3M t
- 06Bilbao32.1M t
- 07Huelva30.3M t
- 08Tarragona29.5M t
- 09Castellón18.6M t
- 10Baleares17.7M t