International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Mexico
Mexico: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 3.48 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Mexico, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 3.48 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.8% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Mexico peaked at 11.23 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.17 billion current US$, in 1995.
Mexico ranks 34th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.17 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 3.39 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 3.89 billion current US$ | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 4.21 billion current US$ | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 4.54 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 5.50 billion current US$ | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 5.70 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 6.06 billion current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 6.25 billion current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 6.96 billion current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 7.60 billion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 8.11 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 8.46 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 8.57 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.21 billion current US$ | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 7.25 billion current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 7.83 billion current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 8.45 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 9.12 billion current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 9.61 billion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 10.10 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 10.30 billion current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 10.84 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 11.23 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 9.88 billion current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 3.48 billion current US$ | -64.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 3.48 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 266.00 million current US$, 13.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 3.48 billion current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 142.00 million current US$, 24.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Mexico 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 | -64.8% | 9.88 billion current US$ | 3.48 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.84 billion current US$ | 3.17 billion current US$ | 4.54 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.04 billion current US$ | 5.50 billion current US$ | 8.57 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.46 billion current US$ | 7.25 billion current US$ | 11.23 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 billion current US$ | 3.48 billion current US$ | 3.48 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 77.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Mexico?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Mexico was 3.48 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 11.23 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Mexico rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Mexico ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.