Uruguay Visitor Arrivals Growth

1989 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Uruguay Visitor Arrivals

  • Uruguay Visitor Arrivals dropped 7.1 % in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 59.4 % in the previous year
  • Uruguay Visitor Arrivals Growth rate data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1989 to Dec 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 59.4 % in Dec 2023 and a record low of -100.0 % in Dec 2021
CEIC calculates annual Tourist Arrivals Growth from annual Tourist Arrivals. Tourist Arrivals are calculated by subtracting Overseas Uruguayan Visitors from Total Visitors. The Ministry of Tourism provides Total Visitors and Overseas Uruguayan Visitors.

Further information about Uruguay Visitor Arrivals

  • In the latest reports, Uruguay Visitor Arrivals recorded 2,761,190.5 person in the year of Dec 2024
  • Tourism Revenue of Uruguay reached 303.6 USD mn in Sep 2025, an increase of 8.6 % change from the previous quarter

View Uruguay's Visitor Arrivals Growth from 1989 to 2024 in the chart:

Uruguay Visitor Arrivals Growth

What was Uruguay's Visitor Arrivals Growth in 2024?

Uruguay Visitor Arrivals dropped 7.1 % in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 59.4 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-7.1 2024 59.4 2023 -100.0 2021 59.4 2023 % yearly 1989 - 2024

Visitor Arrivals Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 25.6 2016 yearly 2004 - 2016
Argentina (%) -9.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) -4.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Australia (%) 9.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1977 - Oct 2025
Austria (%) 4.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (%) -74.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bahrain (%) -82.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bangladesh (%) -5.5 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
Belarus (%) -69.6 2020 yearly 2001 - 2020
Belgium (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Bolivia (%) -73.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -1.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 3.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Brazil (%) 12.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Brunei (%) -75.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bulgaria (%) 0.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Cambodia (%) 12.8 May 2019 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2019
Canada (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) -60.7 Mar 2020 monthly Jul 2017 - Mar 2020
China (%) 9.6 Feb 2016 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2016
Colombia (%) -15.2 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Aug 2025
Croatia (%) 5.1 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 17.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.6 2019 yearly 2004 - 2019
Denmark (%) -52.9 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Ecuador (%) -9.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Egypt (%) 123.9 2022 yearly 1983 - 2022
Estonia (%) 11.1 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
European Union (%) 6.7 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Finland (%) 16.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
France (%) -46.2 2020 yearly 2005 - 2020
Georgia (%) -80.4 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Germany (%) 0.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Greece (%) 3.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 6.8 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2007 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) 3.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) -77.8 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
India (%) -23.9 Jun 2025 monthly Mar 1988 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (%) -1.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Iran (%) -83.0 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Ireland (%) 5.3 2024 yearly 2024 - 2024
Israel (%) 99.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Italy (%) 8.9 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Ivory Coast (%) -67.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Japan (%) 17.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1963 - Oct 2025
Jordan (%) -5.7 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) -76.1 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
Kenya (%) 15.6 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
South Korea (%) 8.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (%) 21.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (%) 52.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 1.1 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Laos (%) 10.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Latvia (%) 3.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) -19.1 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Lithuania (%) -9.0 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Luxembourg (%) 29.5 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (%) 7.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Malawi (%) 4.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Malaysia (%) -3.5 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Aug 2025
Malta (%) 17.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Mauritius (%) 4.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Mexico (%) 0.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Moldova (%) 55.1 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Mongolia (%) 22.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Montenegro (%) 8.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2025
Morocco (%) 90.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2023
Myanmar (%) -41.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2025
Nepal (%) 1.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Netherlands (%) 4.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 10.2 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1979 - Oct 2025
Nigeria (%) -12.5 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Norway (%) -76.2 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Oman (%) -75.2 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Panama (%) 16.8 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Aug 2025
Paraguay (%) 15.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) 4.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Philippines (%) -1.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Portugal (%) -75.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Qatar (%) 25.2 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Romania (%) -20.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Russia (%) 10.3 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 12.5 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2015
Serbia (%) -9.4 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Oct 2025
Singapore (%) -6.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Slovenia (%) 10.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
South Africa (%) 0.6 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Spain (%) 3.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 15.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 55.6 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Sweden (%) -74.3 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Switzerland (%) 1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Syria (%) 34.5 2019 yearly 1996 - 2019
Taiwan, China (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1984 - Sep 2025
Tajikistan (%) 140.1 2018 yearly 1997 - 2018
Thailand (%) -3.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025

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Uruguay Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -463.865 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 1,274.590 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 47,848.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 58.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (UYU bn) 1,631.155 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (UYU bn) 3,453.082 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (UYU bn) 1,523.095 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Gross Debt: Public Sector (USD mn) 56,016.483 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Gross Debt: Public Sector: Non Residents (USD mn) 24,983.879 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Gross Debt: Public Sector: Residents (USD mn) 31,032.603 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.066 2028 yearly 2013 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -302.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 998.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 0.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,127.291 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 108,137.143 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 93,338.740 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,301.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 6.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 204,465.451 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 211,109.084 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 79.200 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1971 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 125.032 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 201.600 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1984 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 317.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: ytd: America: LAIA: Brazil (USD mn) 1,467.100 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: ytd: Rest of the World: Asia: Mainland China (USD mn) 1,562.500 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: ytd: America: USA (USD mn) 993.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: ytd: Europe: EU15: Germany (USD mn) 75.900 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: ytd: America: LAIA: Argentine (USD mn) 444.100 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: General Crops; Horticulture, Agricultural Services Applied... (USD th) 286,456.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Production, Processing & Preserving of Meat & Meat Product... (USD th) 225,148.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Rice & Rice Products Manufacturing (USD th) 34,057.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Tanning & Dressing of Leather, Manufacture of Luggage, Han... (USD th) 9,376.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Dairy Products Manufacturing (USD th) 95,880.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: BEC: Consumer Gds: Food & Beverages (USD th) 125,845.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: BEC: Intermediate Gds: Petroleum & Refined Petroleum Products (USD th) 239,892.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: BEC: Capital Gds: Transport Equipment (TE) (USD th) 55,934.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: BEC: Capital Gds: Machinery & Equipment (ME) (USD th) 128,930.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: BEC: Consumer Gds: Automobiles & Other Transport (USD th) 90,503.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF (USD th) 1,301,159.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB (USD th) 998,506.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: America: LAIA: Brazil (USD th) 116,666.100 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2019
Imports: CIF: America: LAIA: Mexico (USD th) 19,659.900 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2019
Fuel Oil Price: Heavy (UYU/l) 21.45 Jul 2018 monthly Jul 1999 - Jul 2018
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.757 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 124.087 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 85.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -88.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -640.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -3.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 111.946 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -9.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 120.980 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 47,570.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 55.8 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 9,983.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 10.4 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.118 2030 yearly 2012 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -16,928.995 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 485.311 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 6,080.854 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 15,588.399 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 6.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1973 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 18,729.4 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 21.199 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 14.4 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 12.817 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1975 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 48,458.838 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 32,994.8 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.5 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,856.5 May 2022 monthly Jun 2005 - May 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 28,858.974 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 9.13 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 28.84 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
International Reserve: Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) 19,786.885 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M3 (UYU mn) 924,947.355 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -6.8 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Oct 2025
BCU Forecast: Consumer Price Index: Average: Next 24 Months (%) 7.306 Apr 2019 monthly Jul 2013 - Apr 2019

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