International tourism, number of departures in Venezuela
Venezuela: International tourism, number of departures was 1.08 million in 2017. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Venezuela, 1995–2017
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2017, international tourism, number of departures in Venezuela stood at 1.08 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Venezuela peaked at 1.93 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 460,000, in 1997.
That places Venezuela 68th out of 117 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 534,000 | — |
| 1996 | 511,000 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 460,000 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 752,000 | +63.5% |
| 1999 | 754,000 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 954,000 | +26.5% |
| 2001 | 933,000 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 881,000 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 832,000 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 816,000 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million | +30.8% |
| 2006 | 1.09 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.41 million | +28.8% |
| 2008 | 1.75 million | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 1.65 million | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.48 million | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 1.72 million | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 1.73 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.93 million | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 1.59 million | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million | -29.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.08 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 707,000, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.08 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 703,000, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, number of departures in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +63.5% | 460,000 | 752,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 602,200 | 460,000 | 754,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million | 816,000 | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million | 1.08 million | 1.93 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More private sector data for Venezuela
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2013)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2013)
- Merchandise imports 13.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2013)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2013)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 301.58 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Venezuela?
- International tourism, number of departures in Venezuela was 1.08 million in 2017, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 460,000 in 1997.
- How does Venezuela rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Venezuela ranks 68th out of 117 countries with data for 2017.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.