Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Uruguay
Uruguay: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled was 214,800 trips in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Uruguay, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Uruguay is 214,800 trips, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 86.6% on the previous year and down 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Uruguay peaked at 3.70 million trips in 2017 and was at its lowest, 214,800 trips, in 2021.
Uruguay ranks 123rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.00 million trips | — |
| 1996 | 2.09 million trips | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 2.31 million trips | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 2.20 million trips | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 2.16 million trips | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.13 million trips | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.02 million trips | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.26 million trips | -37.5% |
| 2003 | 1.42 million trips | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million trips | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 1.78 million trips | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million trips | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.70 million trips | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.87 million trips | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 1.93 million trips | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.20 million trips | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.75 million trips | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 2.66 million trips | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 2.60 million trips | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.61 million trips | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.74 million trips | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 3.09 million trips | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 3.70 million trips | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 3.47 million trips | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 3.00 million trips | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 1.61 million trips | -46.4% |
| 2021 | 214,800 trips | -86.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 214,800 trips is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 million trips, 9% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 214,800 trips is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 667,148 trips, 32% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -86.6% | 1.61 million trips | 214,800 trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.15 million trips | 2.00 million trips | 2.31 million trips | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million trips | 1.26 million trips | 2.13 million trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 million trips | 2.20 million trips | 3.70 million trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 911,025 trips | 214,800 trips | 1.61 million trips | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Uruguay?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Uruguay was 214,800 trips in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.70 million trips in 2017.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 214,800 trips in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- Uruguay ranks 123rd out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.