International tourism, receipts in Uruguay
Uruguay: International tourism, receipts was 7.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay stood at 7.7%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 42.6% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Uruguay peaked at 23.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 76th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.7% | — |
| 1996 | 23.1% | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | -29.2% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +31.4% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 20.4% | 23.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 12.3% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 12.4% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 73 Kyrgyzstan 8.0% compare
- 74 Armenia 8.0% compare
- 75 Madagascar 7.8% compare
- 77 Lithuania 7.5% compare
- 78 Costa Rica 7.4% compare
- 79 Tajikistan 7.3% compare
More private sector data for Uruguay
- Merchandise trade 28.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 65.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,318 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Uruguay?
- International tourism, receipts in Uruguay was 7.7% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Uruguay ranks 76th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.