International tourism, receipts for travel items in Guatemala
Guatemala: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 297.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Guatemala, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 297.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 75.7% on the previous year and down 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Guatemala peaked at 1.23 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 213.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Guatemala 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 213.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 216.00 million current US$ | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 266.00 million current US$ | +23.1% |
| 1998 | 314.00 million current US$ | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 356.00 million current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 482.00 million current US$ | +35.4% |
| 2001 | 562.00 million current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 620.00 million current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 621.00 million current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 630.00 million current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 791.00 million current US$ | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 919.00 million current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 1.05 billion current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 1.10 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.09 billion current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 billion current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.08 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.11 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.16 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.16 billion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.17 billion current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.20 billion current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.21 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.23 billion current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.22 billion current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 297.00 million current US$ | -75.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 273.00 million current US$ | 213.00 million current US$ | 356.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 786.40 million current US$ | 482.00 million current US$ | 1.10 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 billion current US$ | 1.05 billion current US$ | 1.23 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 297.00 million current US$ | 297.00 million current US$ | 297.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 109 Republic of Moldova 316.00 million current US$ compare
- 110 Nigeria 313.00 million current US$ compare
- 111 Azerbaijan 304.00 million current US$ compare
- 113 Armenia 293.00 million current US$ compare
- 114 Curaçao 281.00 million current US$ compare
- 115 North Macedonia 252.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Guatemala?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Guatemala was 297.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 213.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Guatemala rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Guatemala ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.