International tourism, receipts for travel items in Paraguay
Paraguay: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 81.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Paraguay, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 81.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 78.6% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Paraguay peaked at 379.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.00 million current US$, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 151st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 137.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 140.00 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 128.00 million current US$ | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 111.00 million current US$ | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 81.00 million current US$ | -27.0% |
| 2000 | 73.00 million current US$ | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 69.00 million current US$ | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 62.00 million current US$ | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 64.00 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 70.00 million current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 78.00 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 92.00 million current US$ | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 102.00 million current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 109.00 million current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 205.00 million current US$ | +88.1% |
| 2010 | 217.00 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 241.00 million current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 265.00 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 273.00 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 288.00 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 318.00 million current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 326.00 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 369.00 million current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 363.00 million current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 379.00 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 81.00 million current US$ | -78.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 119.40 million current US$ | 81.00 million current US$ | 140.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 92.40 million current US$ | 62.00 million current US$ | 205.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 303.90 million current US$ | 217.00 million current US$ | 379.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.00 million current US$ | 81.00 million current US$ | 81.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 148 Mozambique 90.00 million current US$ compare
- 149 Bhutan 84.00 million current US$ compare
- 150 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 83.00 million current US$ compare
- 152 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 80.80 million current US$ compare
- 153 Afghanistan 65.00 million current US$ compare
- 154 Zimbabwe 63.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Paraguay
- Merchandise trade 61.3% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 19.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,580 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Paraguay?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Paraguay was 81.00 million current US$ 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 379.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.00 million current US$ in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Paraguay ranks 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.