International tourism, number of departures in Brazil
Brazil: International tourism, number of departures was 10.63 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Brazil, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2018, international tourism, number of departures in Brazil stood at 10.63 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 102.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Brazil peaked at 10.63 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.34 million, in 2002.
Brazil ranks 19th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.60 million | — |
| 1996 | 3.80 million | +46.0% |
| 1997 | 4.01 million | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 4.17 million | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 2.86 million | -31.4% |
| 2000 | 3.23 million | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 2.67 million | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 2.34 million | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 3.23 million | +38.1% |
| 2004 | 2.97 million | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 3.36 million | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 3.89 million | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 4.66 million | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 5.24 million | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 4.92 million | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 6.46 million | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 7.81 million | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 8.50 million | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 8.87 million | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 9.62 million | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 9.48 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 8.87 million | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 10.61 million | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 10.63 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.49 million | 2.60 million | 4.17 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.65 million | 2.34 million | 5.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.98 million | 6.46 million | 10.63 million | 9 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,637 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Brazil?
- International tourism, number of departures in Brazil was 10.63 million in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 10.63 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.34 million in 2002.
- How does Brazil rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Brazil ranks 19th out of 117 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.