Economic Activation PlatformCities · calendar year 2026

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Málaga: €5.7m in economic activation in 2026, 20433% more than at the same date of 2025.

Activation of the real economy (accommodation, hospitality, transport and retail) from the 6 events hosted in Málaga, all competitions, 1 Jan to 8 Nov 2026, against €0.03m from 1 event at the same date of 2025. How we measure ›

Málaga · 2026

€5.7m
Events6
Spectators172,249
International visitors3,500
Overnight stays8,100
Rank#118 of 303#15 of 25 host cities in Spain

Year curve · 2026

€0€1.4m€2.8m€4.2m€5.7mJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2025: €0.03m2026: €5.7m2025 at the same date: €0.03m

Economic activation accumulated from 1 January in Málaga; dashed: 2025, full year. Source: Reputation League, FEAF v3.

By sector · 2026

Accommodation€1.1m · 20%
Hospitality€2.5m · 44%
Transport€1.4m · 25%
Retail€0.60m · 11%

Host cities in Spain by month · 2026

CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Madrid Spain24.4m31.2m35.2m41.5m13.7m16.0m17.9m24.1m10.5m€215m
Seville Spain9.1m10.2m12.3m19.1m9.9m5.6m12.8m18.0m1.2m€98.2m
Barcelona Spain8.3m7.0m16.4m13.1m9.9m8.5m7.1m10.1m5.0m€85.5m
Valencia Spain4.8m5.7m4.0m4.1m6.4m4.6m4.3m5.1m1.9m€40.8m
Bilbao Spain3.2m8.2m4.3m3.5m3.6m2.3m5.7m1.6m2.1m€34.5m
San Sebastián Spain5.6m2.4m3.4m3.4m2.3m1.2m4.3m2.5m1.2m€26.4m
Vigo Spain2.0m1.9m2.4m1.7m1.5m1.2m1.0m2.0m1.3m€15.0m
Villarreal Spain2.1m1.3m1.2m0.55m1.9m1.9m2.2m1.7m€12.7m
Elche Spain2.3m0.56m1.4m1.6m1.4m0.95m1.6m0.69m1.6m€12.2m
Oviedo Spain1.5m1.6m0.67m2.3m1.1m2.8m€10.0m
Pamplona Spain1.8m0.66m1.1m1.1m1.8m1.2m0.99m0.57m0.60m€9.8m
Vitoria-Gasteiz Spain1.1m1.4m0.43m0.88m1.5m0.76m0.93m0.91m€7.9m
A Coruña Spain1.0m1.8m1.8m0.83m0.78m€6.2m
Palma Spain0.84m1.5m0.49m1.8m1.1m€5.7m
Málaga Spain1.0m1.9m1.8m0.91m€5.7m

Málaga against the other host cities of Spain. Top host cities by economic activation in 2026, month by month; values in € millions where not stated. Source: Reputation League, FEAF v3.

Competitions · 2026

LaLiga€5.7m · 6 events

Events that activated the most · 2026

Latest events in Málaga · 2026

DateEventCompetitionSpectatorsIntl visitorsEconomic activation
7 Nov 2026Málaga CF – Real Racing Club de SantanderLaLiga28,334550€0.91m
18 Oct 2026Málaga CF – Real Sociedad de FútbolLaLiga27,935600€0.95m
9 Oct 2026Málaga CF – RCD Espanyol de BarcelonaLaLiga28,167540€0.89m
17 Sep 2026Málaga CF – Villarreal CFLaLiga28,505610€0.96m
6 Sep 2026Málaga CF – Levante Unión DeportivaLaLiga29,264580€0.94m
24 Aug 2026Málaga CF – RC Deportivo de La CoruñaLaLiga30,044640€1.0m

Calendar year

This view counts every assessed event between 1 January and 31 December, the period cities, tourism boards and budgets work with. The rest of the platform follows the football season. The two are never added together.

Season profile of Málaga

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