In 2019, Brazil was the Latin American country with the highest capital investment in travel and tourism in the region, with 18.14 billion U.S. dollars worth of investments. Meanwhile, tourism investors in Mexico contributed with 9.32 billion dollars to the sector. That year, Brazil also ranked among the top ten countries for tourism capital investment worldwide.
Capital investment in the travel and tourism in selected Latin American countries in 2019
(in billion U.S. dollars)
real prices; only including continental Latin America
Supplementary notes
The source defines capital investment as "investment spending by all industries directly involved in travel and tourism. This also constitutes investment spending by other industries on specific tourism assets such as new visitor accommodation and passenger transport equipment, as well as restaurants and leisure facilities for specific tourism use."
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WTTC. (August 17, 2020). Capital investment in the travel and tourism in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154089/capital-investment-tourism-latin-american-countries/
WTTC. "Capital investment in the travel and tourism in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154089/capital-investment-tourism-latin-american-countries/
WTTC. (2020). Capital investment in the travel and tourism in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154089/capital-investment-tourism-latin-american-countries/
WTTC. "Capital Investment in The Travel and Tourism in Selected Latin American Countries in 2019 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154089/capital-investment-tourism-latin-american-countries/
WTTC, Capital investment in the travel and tourism in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154089/capital-investment-tourism-latin-american-countries/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Capital investment in the travel and tourism in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], WTTC, August 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154089/capital-investment-tourism-latin-american-countries/
