Expenditure of international tourism rose 3.66% to USD 1,105 mil in Guatemala in 2018, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Guatemala reached an all time high of USD 1,105 mil in 2018 and an all time low of USD 146 mil in 1997. When compared to Guatemala's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Belize amounted to USD 50.0 mil, USD 490 mil in El Salvador, USD 558 mil in Honduras and USD 349 mil in Nicaragua in 2018.
Guatemala has been ranked 85th within the group of 158 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 7 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 |
| Belize | USD mil | 51.0 | 50.0 | 55.0 | 53.0 | 50.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD mil | 657 | 898 | 1,055 | 1,322 | 1,198 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | USD mil | 277 | 332 | 451 | 466 | 490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD mil | 1,029 | 1,020 | 1,032 | 1,066 | 1,105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | USD mil | 437 | 454 | 482 | 517 | 558 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD mil | 12,556 | 12,668 | 12,823 | 13,647 | 14,074 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD mil | 286 | 273 | 310 | 365 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD mil | 140,228 | 144,669 | 147,640 | 158,287 | 176,818 |
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