International tourism, receipts in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): International tourism, receipts was 5.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, receipts in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 5.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 8.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2012.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.3% | — |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 43.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 61.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.37 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,178 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- International tourism, receipts in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 5.5% in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2012.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.