International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Argentina
Argentina: International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) was 2.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Argentina, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Argentina is 2.6%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 62.6% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Argentina peaked at 11.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2020.
That places Argentina 128th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.2% | — |
| 1996 | 10.5% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -62.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 2.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 52% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 2.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 31% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Argentina 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 | -62.6% | 7.1% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 10.2% | 11.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.9% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 29.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 12.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Argentina?
- International tourism, receipts in Argentina was 2.6% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2020.
- How does Argentina rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Argentina ranks 128th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.