International tourism, receipts in Chile
Chile: International tourism, receipts was 1.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Chile, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts in Chile stood at 1.3%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.4% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Chile peaked at 7.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2020.
Chile ranks 160th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.1% | — |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +28.3% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -69.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,388 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Chile?
- International tourism, receipts in Chile was 1.3% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Chile ranks 160th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.