Belize's tourism sector has been the most dependent on international travelers among all Central American countries in the past years. Between 2019 and 2021, for instance, expenditures of inbound visitors accounting for over 80 percent of the total tourism spending in the country. By contrast, inbound tourism in Honduras represented less than 25 percent of country's total tourism expenditures in that same period.
Expenditure of international tourists as a percentage of total tourism spending in Central America from 2019 to 2021, by country
based on constant 2021 values; as reported in March 2022
Supplementary notes
*Average figures for Central America were calculated by Statista.
Data provided by Oxford Economics, UNWTO, and national sources.
Figures for 2020 were retrieved from a previous report.
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