Tourism share of exports — all countries

Tourism share of exports — Latin America & Caribbean

Tourism share of exports in Latin America & Caribbean in 2019 — 6.95%. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 2.32 pp.

2019 6.95% −0.47 pp vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 9.34%1996
Period minimum 4.94%2011

Trend over time

1995–2019 · % of exports

Tourism share of exports — Latin America & Caribbean, 1995–2019468101995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 9.27%1996: 9.34%1997: 9.15%1998: 8.43%1999: 8.28%2000: 7.66%2001: 7.76%2002: 7.47%2003: 7.56%2004: 7.04%2005: 6.57%2006: 6.08%2007: 6.02%2008: 5.62%2009: 6.55%2010: 5.51%2011: 4.94%2012: 5.09%2013: 5.42%2014: 6.1%2015: 7.24%2016: 7.96%2017: 7.63%2018: 7.42%2019: 6.95%
Change over the period: −2.32 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 6.95%
World 7.39%
Tourism share of exports — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 6.95 −0.47 pp
2018 7.42 −0.21 pp
2017 7.63 −0.33 pp
2016 7.96 +0.72 pp
2015 7.24 +1.14 pp
2014 6.1 +0.68 pp
2013 5.42 +0.34 pp
2012 5.09 +0.15 pp
2011 4.94 −0.57 pp
2010 5.51 −1.04 pp
2009 6.55 +0.93 pp
2008 5.62 −0.4 pp
2007 6.02 −0.06 pp
2006 6.08 −0.49 pp
2005 6.57 −0.47 pp
2004 7.04 −0.52 pp
2003 7.56 +0.08 pp
2002 7.47 −0.29 pp
2001 7.76 +0.1 pp
2000 7.66 −0.62 pp
1999 8.28 −0.15 pp
1998 8.43 −0.72 pp
1997 9.15 −0.19 pp
1996 9.34 +0.07 pp
1995 9.27

About the indicator

Receipts from international tourism as a percent of total exports of goods and services. An indicator of the dependence of an economy on tourism: in small island states it exceeds 50%, which makes them extremely vulnerable to any restrictions on international travel — as the pandemic demonstrated.

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