Expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports fell 65.6% to 3.67% in Uruguay in 2020, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports in Uruguay reached an all time high of 10.7% in 2019 and an all time low of 3.67% in 2020. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports in Argentina amounted to 5.25%, 2.85% in Brazil, 1.06% in Chile and 2.16% in Paraguay in 2020.
Uruguay has been ranked 42nd within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports, 19 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (As % of Total Imports) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Argentina | % | 9.68% | 12.2% | 16.3% | 15.9% | 15.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | % | 7.38% | 7.13% | 8.90% | 8.48% | 8.14% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 9.41% | 8.37% | 8.38% | 9.85% | 8.31% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 3.22% | 3.46% | 3.91% | 4.06% | 3.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | % | 3.43% | 4.39% | 4.78% | 4.36% | 3.96% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 4.32% | 5.56% | 6.20% | 6.08% | 6.49% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | % | 9.15% | 9.62% | 8.67% | 9.14% | 9.06% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 6.41% | 6.90% | 11.3% | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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