Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.3519 trips per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Mexico, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.3519 trips per person for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.3519 trips per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.176 trips per person, in 2003.
That places Mexico 70th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2151 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.2227 trips per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1976 trips per person | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1972 trips per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1907 trips per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2034 trips per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1918 trips per person | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1874 trips per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.176 trips per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1919 trips per person | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1997 trips per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1919 trips per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1907 trips per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2006 trips per person | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1934 trips per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1978 trips per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1958 trips per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1924 trips per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1951 trips per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2345 trips per person | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2536 trips per person | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2736 trips per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3027 trips per person | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3156 trips per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.343 trips per person | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1876 trips per person | -45.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2451 trips per person | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2891 trips per person | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3232 trips per person | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3519 trips per person | +8.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.3519 trips per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1566 trips per person, 2.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.3519 trips per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3556 trips per person, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -45.3% | 0.343 trips per person | 0.1876 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2047 trips per person | 0.1907 trips per person | 0.2227 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1927 trips per person | 0.176 trips per person | 0.2034 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2504 trips per person | 0.1924 trips per person | 0.343 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2794 trips per person | 0.1876 trips per person | 0.3519 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Mexico?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Mexico was 0.3519 trips per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3519 trips per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.176 trips per person in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 70th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.