Tourism in Paraguay
Paraguay recorded a total of 4 m tourists in 2019, ranking 74th in the world in absolute terms.That smaller countries regularly perform lower in a comparison of the absolute number of guests, is obvious. By putting the tourist numbers in relation to the population of Paraguay, the result is much more comparable picture: With 0.61 tourists per resident, Paraguay ranked 93rd in the world. In South America, it ranked 2nd.
Paraguay generated around 409.00 m US Dollar in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 1.2 percent of its the gross domestic product and approximately 1 percent of all international tourism receipts in South America.
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On average, each of the tourists arriving in 2019 spent about 82 US Dollars. Conversely, the inhabitants of Paraguay spend as much as 111 dollars a year when they themselves spend vacations abroad.
Development of the tourism sector in Paraguay from 1995 to 2019
The following chart shows the number of tourist arrivals registered in Paraguay each year. Anyone who spends at least one night in the country but does not live there for more than 12 months is considered a tourist. Insofar as the survey included the purpose of the trip, business trips and other non-tourism travel purposes have already been excluded. The number of people passing through within the same day, and e.g. crew members of ships or flights are also not considered as tourists in most countries. If the same person travels in and out more than once within the same year, each visit counts again.Data in the chart are given in millions of tourists. The red line represents the average of all 12 countries in South America.
Revenues in tourism
In 1995, tourism revenues amounted to 162.00 m USD, or about 1.8 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 15.68 m tourists at that time and roughly 10 USD per person. Within 24 years, the country's dependence on tourism has decreased substantially. In the last year of the survey, the revenue now amounts to 409.00 m USD, accounting for 1.1 percent of the gross national product. Each visitor now spends an average of 94 USD for his holiday in Paraguay.
All data for Paraguay in detail
| Year | Number | Receipts | % of GNP | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.37 m | 409.00 m $ | 1.1 % | 94 $ |
| 2018 | 4.18 m | 393.00 m $ | 0.98 % | 94 $ |
| 2017 | 4.74 m | 399.00 m $ | 1.0 % | 84 $ |
| 2016 | 4.32 m | 356.00 m $ | 0.99 % | 82 $ |
| 2015 | 4.10 m | 348.00 m $ | 0.96 % | 85 $ |
| 2014 | 3.46 m | 314.00 m $ | 0.78 % | 91 $ |
| 2013 | 3.54 m | 299.00 m $ | 0.77 % | 85 $ |
| 2012 | 3.66 m | 291.00 m $ | 0.87 % | 80 $ |
| 2011 | 3.37 m | 261.00 m $ | 0.77 % | 78 $ |
| 2010 | 3.17 m | 243.00 m $ | 0.89 % | 77 $ |
| 2009 | 3.18 m | 225.00 m $ | 1.0 % | 71 $ |
| 2008 | 3.12 m | 128.00 m $ | 0.52 % | 41 $ |
| 2007 | 3.01 m | 121.00 m $ | 0.68 % | 40 $ |
| 2006 | 2.83 m | 112.00 m $ | 0.83 % | 40 $ |
| 2005 | 2.65 m | 96.00 m $ | 0.89 % | 36 $ |
| 2004 | 2.59 m | 87.00 m $ | 0.90 % | 34 $ |
| 2003 | 2.86 m | 81.00 m $ | 1.1 % | 28 $ |
| 2002 | 3.19 m | 76.00 m $ | 1.1 % | 24 $ |
| 2001 | 3.55 m | 91.00 m $ | 1.1 % | 26 $ |
| 2000 | 3.92 m | 88.00 m $ | 0.99 % | 22 $ |
| 1999 | 6.57 m | 95.00 m $ | 1.1 % | 14 $ |
| 1998 | 9.82 m | 128.00 m $ | 1.4 % | 13 $ |
| 1997 | 10.96 m | 145.00 m $ | 1.5 % | 13 $ |
| 1996 | 12.87 m | 159.00 m $ | 1.6 % | 12 $ |
| 1995 | 15.68 m | 162.00 m $ | 1.8 % | 10 $ |
All data correspond to the information of the World Tourism Organization.
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