International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Chile
Chile: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 530.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Chile, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Chile is 530.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.2% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Chile peaked at 2.43 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 530.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Chile 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Chile, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 703.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 736.00 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 839.00 million current US$ | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 888.00 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 752.00 million current US$ | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 620.00 million current US$ | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 708.00 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 673.00 million current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 850.00 million current US$ | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 977.00 million current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 810.00 million current US$ | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 904.00 million current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 994.00 million current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.17 billion current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 1.31 billion current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 1.66 billion current US$ | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 1.83 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.87 billion current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.09 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 1.96 billion current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 2.12 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 2.30 billion current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 2.36 billion current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.43 billion current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 530.00 million current US$ | -78.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 530.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16 billion current US$, 46% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Chile's 530.00 million current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 142.00 million current US$, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -78.2% | 2.43 billion current US$ | 530.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 783.60 million current US$ | 703.00 million current US$ | 888.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 873.60 million current US$ | 620.00 million current US$ | 1.17 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 billion current US$ | 1.31 billion current US$ | 2.43 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 530.00 million current US$ | 530.00 million current US$ | 530.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 21.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,388 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Chile?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Chile was 530.00 million 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 530.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Chile ranks 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.