Outbound tourism expenditure — all countries

Outbound tourism expenditure — South America

Outbound tourism expenditure in South America in 2020 — 14,030,000,000 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 5.4%.

2020 14.03B US$ −70.94% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 56.12B US$2014
Period minimum 11.39B US$2002

Trend over time

1995–2020 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — South America, 1995–2020020B40B60B1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 13,306,000,000 US$1996: 15,700,000,000 US$1997: 16,788,000,000 US$1998: 16,655,000,000 US$1999: 14,097,000,000 US$2000: 15,863,000,000 US$2001: 14,810,000,000 US$2002: 11,391,000,000 US$2003: 11,633,000,000 US$2004: 13,492,000,000 US$2005: 16,776,000,000 US$2006: 19,359,000,000 US$2007: 24,639,000,000 US$2008: 29,524,000,000 US$2009: 29,382,000,000 US$2010: 37,022,000,000 US$2011: 46,227,000,000 US$2012: 50,737,000,000 US$2013: 55,955,000,000 US$2014: 56,117,000,000 US$2015: 46,749,000,000 US$2016: 46,702,000,000 US$2017: 52,619,000,000 US$2018: 51,758,000,000 US$2019: 48,281,399,902 US$2020: 14,030,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +724M (+5.44%) Average annual rate: 0.21 %
Outbound tourism expenditure — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 14.03B −34.25B −70.94%
2019 48.28B −3.48B −6.72%
2018 51.76B −861M −1.64%
2017 52.62B +5.92B +12.67%
2016 46.7B −47M −0.1%
2015 46.75B −9.37B −16.69%
2014 56.12B +162M +0.29%
2013 55.96B +5.22B +10.28%
2012 50.74B +4.51B +9.76%
2011 46.23B +9.21B +24.86%
2010 37.02B +7.64B +26%
2009 29.38B −142M −0.48%
2008 29.52B +4.89B +19.83%
2007 24.64B +5.28B +27.27%
2006 19.36B +2.58B +15.4%
2005 16.78B +3.28B +24.34%
2004 13.49B +1.86B +15.98%
2003 11.63B +242M +2.12%
2002 11.39B −3.42B −23.09%
2001 14.81B −1.05B −6.64%
2000 15.86B +1.77B +12.53%
1999 14.1B −2.56B −15.36%
1998 16.66B −133M −0.79%
1997 16.79B +1.09B +6.93%
1996 15.7B +2.39B +17.99%
1995 13.31B

About the indicator

Spending by residents of the country abroad in current US dollars: accommodation, food, transport inside the country visited, and shopping. Together with receipts from inbound tourism it forms the tourism balance of the country — an important part of the services account of the balance of payments.

Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO), license UN Tourism terms of use.