International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Argentina
Argentina: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 2.35 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Argentina, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 2.35 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
The figure is down 70.1% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Argentina peaked at 11.38 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.33 billion current US$, in 2002.
Argentina ranks 41st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.85 billion current US$ | 3.28 billion current US$ | 4.23 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.47 billion current US$ | 2.33 billion current US$ | 4.59 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.52 billion current US$ | 4.95 billion current US$ | 11.38 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 billion current US$ | 2.35 billion current US$ | 2.35 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 79.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Argentina?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Argentina was 2.35 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 11.38 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 billion current US$ in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Argentina ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.