International tourism, number of departures in Mexico
Mexico: International tourism, number of departures was 36.06 million in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, number of departures in Mexico, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 36.06 million for international tourism, number of departures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.4% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Mexico peaked at 128.90 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 36.06 million, in 2020.
That places Mexico 5th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 103.16 million | — |
| 1996 | 103.44 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 107.24 million | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 107.93 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 117.38 million | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 127.27 million | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 123.73 million | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 124.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 123.02 million | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 128.90 million | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 128.39 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 122.02 million | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 109.54 million | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 107.52 million | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 98.23 million | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 91.66 million | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 88.11 million | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 87.33 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 90.79 million | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 90.98 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.99 million | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 97.37 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 94.27 million | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 86.28 million | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 82.75 million | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 36.06 million | -56.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.83 million | 103.16 million | 117.38 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 119.33 million | 98.23 million | 128.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.45 million | 82.75 million | 97.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.06 million | 36.06 million | 36.06 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Mexico?
- International tourism, number of departures in Mexico was 36.06 million in 2020, 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 128.90 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.06 million in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Mexico ranks 5th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.