International tourism, number of departures in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: International tourism, number of departures was 140.81 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Latin America & Caribbean, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, number of departures in Latin America & Caribbean is 140.81 million, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 157.88 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 122.59 million, in 1995.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 122.59 million | — |
| 1996 | 124.40 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 129.29 million | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 131.08 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 140.04 million | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 152.08 million | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 147.97 million | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 148.80 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 148.27 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 155.92 million | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 157.60 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 152.17 million | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 141.10 million | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 140.64 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 129.89 million | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 126.21 million | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 127.57 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 129.61 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 137.18 million | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 139.15 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 148.04 million | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 156.26 million | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 157.88 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 147.34 million | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 140.81 million | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129.48 million | 122.59 million | 140.04 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 147.44 million | 129.89 million | 157.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.00 million | 126.21 million | 157.88 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More private sector data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,503 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2256 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Latin America & Caribbean?
- International tourism, number of departures in Latin America & Caribbean was 140.81 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 157.88 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.59 million in 1995.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.