International tourism, number of departures in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): International tourism, number of departures was 139.22 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 139.22 million for international tourism, number of departures in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 156.39 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 121.07 million, in 1995.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 22nd 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 121.07 million | — |
| 1996 | 122.94 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 127.74 million | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 129.52 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 138.59 million | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 150.45 million | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 146.28 million | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 147.23 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 146.65 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 154.19 million | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 155.78 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 150.25 million | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 139.22 million | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 138.75 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 128.36 million | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 124.76 million | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 126.19 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 128.32 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 135.84 million | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 137.79 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 146.49 million | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 154.85 million | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 156.39 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 145.82 million | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 139.22 million | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127.97 million | 121.07 million | 138.59 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 145.71 million | 128.36 million | 155.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.57 million | 124.76 million | 156.39 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 19 Brazil 10.63 million compare
- 20 Thailand 10.45 million compare
- 21 Romania 9.51 million compare
- 22 Israel 9.18 million compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 8.44 million compare
- 24 Hong Kong, China 8.26 million compare
- 25 United Arab Emirates 6.46 million compare
More private sector data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.57 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 56.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,373 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.04 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- International tourism, number of departures in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 139.22 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 156.39 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 121.07 million in 1995.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 26 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.