Expenditure of international tourism rose 5.13% to USD 1,087 mil in Ecuador in 2017, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Ecuador reached an all time high of USD 1,087 mil in 2017 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 22,991 mil, USD 5,136 mil in Colombia, USD 1,128 mil in Panama and USD 2,916 mil in Peru in 2017.
Ecuador has been ranked 81st within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 3 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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