Expenditure of international tourism rose 4.02% to USD 1,034 mil in Ecuador in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Ecuador reached an all time high of USD 1,034 mil in 2016 and an all time low of USD 313 mil in 1996. When compared to Ecuador's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Brazil amounted to USD 17,068 mil, USD 4,825 mil in Colombia, USD 1,129 mil in Panama and USD 2,687 mil in Peru in 2016.
Ecuador has been ranked 81st within the group of 160 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bolivia | USD mil | 953 | 849 | 960 | 997 | 1,009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | USD mil | 29,998 | 20,356 | 17,068 | 22,991 | 22,229 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | USD mil | 2,707 | 2,518 | 2,733 | 3,093 | 3,124 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | USD mil | 5,299 | 4,890 | 4,891 | 5,136 | 5,531 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD mil | 657 | 898 | 1,055 | 1,322 | 1,198 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | USD mil | 990 | 994 | 1,454 | 1,463 | 1,523 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | USD mil | 437 | 454 | 482 | 517 | 558 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD mil | 286 | 273 | 310 | 365 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | USD mil | 1,147 | 1,272 | 1,351 | 1,132 | 1,395 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | USD mil | 2,118 | 2,539 | 2,700 | 2,893 | 3,353 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | USD mil | 4,118 | 3,249 | 2,920 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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