International tourism, expenditures in Brazil
Brazil: International tourism, expenditures was 6.49 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Brazil, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 6.49 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
That represents a change of down 69.4% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Brazil peaked at 30.00 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.87 billion current US$, in 2003.
Brazil ranks 25th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.95 billion current US$ | 3.55 billion current US$ | 6.21 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.79 billion current US$ | 2.87 billion current US$ | 13.27 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.26 billion current US$ | 17.07 billion current US$ | 30.00 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.49 billion current US$ | 6.49 billion current US$ | 6.49 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Food imports 5.5% (2025)
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 53.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 21.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 54.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Brazil?
- International tourism, expenditures in Brazil was 6.49 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 30.00 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 billion current US$ in 2003.
- How does Brazil rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.