Peru: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Peru's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) fell 76% on 2019 (from US$852.8 million to US$205 million).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2019), the average change was +8.4% and a typical year strayed about 7.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 10.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 24.8% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 76% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2020, Peru had the 42nd highest value of the 123 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Peru in the 2020 ranking

• Zambia — 39th of 123: US$240 million
• Dominican Republic — 40th of 123: US$230 million
• Bulgaria — 41st of 123: US$215 million
• Oman — 43rd of 123: US$200 million
• Chile — 44th of 123: US$190 million
• Colombia — 45th of 123: US$180 million

What this measures

International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 26 values

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) in nearby economies

• Argentina — US$400 million (2020)
• Aruba — US$4 million (2020)
• Bahamas, The — US$56 million (2020)
• Barbados — US$46 million (2016)
• Belize — US$1.49 million (2020)
• Bolivia — US$51 million (2020)
• Brazil — US$1.1 billion (2020)
• Chile — US$190 million (2020)

More private sector & trade data for Peru

• Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 42.8% (2025)
• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$60.63 billion (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$82.69 billion (2025)
• Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) — 47.04% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) — 29.84% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) — 26.39% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) — 23.07% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Peru's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)?

US$205 million in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1995?

It is up 56.49% from US$131 million in 1995 (1.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$852.8 million in 2019 and the lowest US$131 million in 1995.

How does Peru rank?

42nd highest of 123 economies with data for 2020.

Is the latest change in international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) unusual for Peru?

In 2020, Peru's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) fell 76% on 2019 (from US$852.8 million to US$205 million). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2019), the average change was +8.4% and a typical year strayed about 7.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 10.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.TRNX.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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