International tourism, receipts for travel items in Chile
Chile: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 406.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Chile, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Chile recorded 406.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 82.2% on the previous year and down 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Chile peaked at 3.13 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 406.00 million current US$, in 2020.
Chile ranks 102nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 992.20 million current US$ | 911.00 million current US$ | 1.10 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.13 billion current US$ | 799.00 million current US$ | 1.61 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 billion current US$ | 1.55 billion current US$ | 3.13 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 406.00 million current US$ | 406.00 million current US$ | 406.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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- 103 Kuwait 397.00 million current US$ compare
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- 105 Ukraine 374.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.7% (2025)
- Food exports 22.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.1% (2025)
- Food imports 11.6% (2025)
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 36.0% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 37.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Chile?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Chile was 406.00 million 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, receipts for travel items recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 406.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Chile ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.