International tourism, number of departures in Chile
Chile: International tourism, number of departures was 4.09 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Chile, 2000–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, number of departures in Chile stood at 4.09 million.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Chile peaked at 4.61 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.34 million, in 2001.
That places Chile 34th out of 117 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.53 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.34 million | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 1.44 million | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 1.51 million | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.73 million | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 2.03 million | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 2.26 million | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 2.45 million | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 2.32 million | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 2.36 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.74 million | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 3.22 million | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 3.45 million | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 3.67 million | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 3.84 million | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 4.10 million | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 4.27 million | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 4.37 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.61 million | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 4.09 million | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.90 million | 1.34 million | 2.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.84 million | 2.74 million | 4.61 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,388 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Chile?
- International tourism, number of departures in Chile was 4.09 million in 2019, 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 million in 2001.
- How does Chile rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Chile ranks 34th out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. 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, 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.