International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mexico
Mexico: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 11.00 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mexico, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Mexico stood at 11.00 billion current US$.
That represents a change of down 55.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Mexico peaked at 24.57 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.18 billion current US$, in 1995.
Mexico ranks 13th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.01 billion current US$ | 6.18 billion current US$ | 7.49 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.75 billion current US$ | 8.29 billion current US$ | 13.37 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.26 billion current US$ | 11.87 billion current US$ | 24.57 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.00 billion current US$ | 11.00 billion current US$ | 11.00 billion current US$ | 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$), annual growth rate 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Mexico?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mexico was 11.00 billion current US$ 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 24.57 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.18 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Mexico rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Mexico ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, 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.