International tourism, number of departures in Peru
Peru: International tourism, number of departures was 791,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Peru, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Peru recorded 791,000 for international tourism, number of departures in 2020.
That represents a change of down 75.8% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Peru peaked at 3.27 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 508,000, in 1995.
Peru ranks 70th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 508,000 | — |
| 1996 | 510,000 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 577,000 | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 538,000 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 513,000 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 730,000 | +42.3% |
| 2001 | 1.06 million | +45.2% |
| 2002 | 1.23 million | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 1.43 million | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 1.84 million | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 1.86 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.92 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.91 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.89 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.06 million | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 2.13 million | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.30 million | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 2.36 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.44 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.60 million | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 2.75 million | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 2.88 million | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.08 million | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 3.27 million | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 791,000 | -75.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 529,200 | 508,000 | 577,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.55 million | 730,000 | 1.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 million | 2.06 million | 3.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 791,000 | 791,000 | 791,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 67 Azerbaijan 1.17 million compare
- 68 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.08 million compare
- 69 Puerto Rico 792,000 compare
- 71 Tunisia 739,000 compare
- 72 Lao People's Democratic Republic 707,000 compare
- 73 Honduras 703,000 compare
More private sector data for Peru
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 82.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,392 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2469 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Peru?
- International tourism, number of departures in Peru was 791,000 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 508,000 in 1995.
- How does Peru rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Peru ranks 70th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.