Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Mexico
Mexico: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 276.93 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Mexico, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 276.93 current US$ per person for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Mexico peaked at 276.93 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.36 current US$ per person, in 1995.
Mexico ranks 100th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 75.36 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 81.46 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 87.04 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 86.92 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 83.77 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 92.6 current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 91.81 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 103.95 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 109.29 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 122.54 current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 131.44 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 136.29 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 145.21 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 152.15 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 127.96 current US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 127.87 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 126.41 current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 135.85 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 137.33 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 155.5 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 177.61 current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 190.35 current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 199.51 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 209.06 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 215.69 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 95.76 current US$ per person | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 173.43 current US$ per person | +81.1% |
| 2022 | 243.03 current US$ per person | +40.1% |
| 2023 | 258.17 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 276.93 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 276.93 current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 247.85 current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 276.93 current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 997.93 current US$ per person, 28% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +81.1% | 95.76 current US$ per person | 173.43 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | -55.6% | 215.69 current US$ per person | 95.76 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.91 current US$ per person | 75.36 current US$ per person | 87.04 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 121.32 current US$ per person | 91.81 current US$ per person | 152.15 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 167.52 current US$ per person | 126.41 current US$ per person | 215.69 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 209.47 current US$ per person | 95.76 current US$ per person | 276.93 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 97 Slovakia 340.79 current US$ per person compare
- 98 Romania 323.05 current US$ per person compare
- 99 Morocco 321.31 current US$ per person compare
- 101 Tunisia 265.85 current US$ per person compare
- 102 Bhutan 251.56 current US$ per person compare
- 103 Micronesia (country) 247.85 current US$ per person compare
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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Mexico?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Mexico was 276.93 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 276.93 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.36 current US$ per person in 1995.
- How does Mexico rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Mexico ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. 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 Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.