International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 8.72 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 8.72 billion current US$.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 9.06 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.77 billion current US$, in 1995.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.77 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2.90 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 2.98 billion current US$ | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 3.10 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 3.12 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.28 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 3.04 billion current US$ | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 2.96 billion current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.38 billion current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 3.87 billion current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 4.48 billion current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 5.07 billion current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 5.77 billion current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 6.37 billion current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 5.60 billion current US$ | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 5.47 billion current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 6.23 billion current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 7.13 billion current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 7.98 billion current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 8.15 billion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.93 billion current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 8.42 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 8.53 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.06 billion current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 8.72 billion current US$ | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.98 billion current US$ | 2.77 billion current US$ | 3.12 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.38 billion current US$ | 2.96 billion current US$ | 6.37 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.76 billion current US$ | 5.47 billion current US$ | 9.06 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 12 Saudi Arabia 1.92 billion current US$ compare
- 13 Netherlands 1.83 billion current US$ compare
- 14 Portugal 1.69 billion current US$ compare
- 15 Austria 1.48 billion current US$ compare
- 16 Ethiopia 1.25 billion current US$ compare
- 17 Korea 1.25 billion current US$ compare
- 18 Greece 1.18 billion current US$ 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$), annual growth rate 6.04 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 8.72 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.06 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. 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, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.