International tourism, receipts for travel items in Peru
Peru: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 776.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Peru, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Peru recorded 776.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
The figure is down 79.2% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Peru peaked at 3.74 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 428.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Peru 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Peru, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 428.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 670.00 million current US$ | +56.5% |
| 1997 | 816.00 million current US$ | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 845.00 million current US$ | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 890.00 million current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 837.00 million current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 733.00 million current US$ | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 787.00 million current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 963.00 million current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 1.14 billion current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 1.31 billion current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 1.57 billion current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 1.72 billion current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 1.99 billion current US$ | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 2.01 billion current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.01 billion current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.26 billion current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 2.44 billion current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 3.00 billion current US$ | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 3.08 billion current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.31 billion current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 3.49 billion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 3.58 billion current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.56 billion current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.74 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 776.00 million current US$ | -79.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 776.00 million current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 426.00 million current US$, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 776.00 million current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450.00 million current US$, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -79.2% | 3.74 billion current US$ | 776.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 729.80 million current US$ | 428.00 million current US$ | 890.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.31 billion current US$ | 733.00 million current US$ | 2.01 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.05 billion current US$ | 2.01 billion current US$ | 3.74 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 776.00 million current US$ | 776.00 million current US$ | 776.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More private sector data for Peru
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 82.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,392 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2469 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Peru?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Peru was 776.00 million current US$ 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.74 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 428.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Peru rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Peru ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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.