International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Uruguay
Uruguay: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 341.00 million current US$ in 2020. β Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Uruguay, 1995β2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 341.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.8% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Uruguay peaked at 1.31 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 169.00 million current US$, in 2003.
That places Uruguay 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 247.40 million current US$ | 192.00 million current US$ | 280.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 247.70 million current US$ | 169.00 million current US$ | 358.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 979.80 million current US$ | 419.00 million current US$ | 1.31 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 341.00 million current US$ | 341.00 million current US$ | 341.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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- 88 Tunisia 369.00 million current US$ compare
- 90 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 322.00 million current US$ compare
- 91 Armenia, Republic of 307.00 million current US$ compare
- 92 Aruba 306.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Uruguay
- Merchandise trade 28.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 65.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,318 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Uruguay?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Uruguay was 341.00 million current US$ 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 169.00 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Uruguay ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.