Tourism Statistics and TrendsTOURIST ARRIVALS BY MODE OF ENTRY, 1991 - 1997
M ode of Entry |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
% Share 1997 |
| Air | 342,700 |
348,600 |
413,600 |
512,200 |
552,300 |
571,200 |
655,300 |
38.7 |
| Var.% | -- |
1.7 |
18. 7 |
23.8 |
7.8 |
3.4 |
14.7 |
-- |
| Land | 995,400 |
920,800 |
983,000 |
1,108,800 |
972,800 |
866,300 |
1,017,700 |
60.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
-7. 5 |
6. 8 |
12.8 |
-12. 3 |
-1 1.0 |
17. 5 |
-- |
| Train | 6,500 |
7,100 |
8,700 |
6,000 |
6,500 |
6,200 |
7,400 |
0.4 |
| Var.% | -- |
9.2 |
22.5 |
-31.0 |
8.3 |
-4.6 |
19. 4 |
-- |
| Sea | 4,500 |
6,800 |
7,200 |
6,800 |
8,000 |
5,800 |
12,900 |
0. 8 |
| Var.% | -- |
51.1 |
5. 9 |
-5.6 |
17. 7 |
-27.5 |
122.4 |
-- |
| Total | 1,349,100 |
1,283,300 |
1,412,500 |
1,633,800 |
1,539,600 |
1,449,500 |
1,693,300 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-4.9 |
10.1 |
15.7 |
-5.8 |
-5.9 |
16.8 |
-- |
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, 1991 - 1997
| Regions and Countries | 1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
% Share 1997 |
| Americas | 1,220,200 |
1,151,800 |
1,251,000 |
1,430,900 |
1,345,400 |
1,242,900 |
1,452,500 |
85.8 |
| Var.% | -- |
-5.6 |
8.6 |
14. 4 |
- 6.0 |
-7.6 |
16. 9 |
-- |
| Europe | 103,400 |
102,200 |
133,100 |
164,700 |
158,800 |
168,000 |
194,400 |
11. 5 |
| Var.% | -- |
-1. 2 |
30.2 |
23.7 |
-3. 6 |
5. 8 |
15.7 |
-- |
| Rest of the World | 25,500 |
29,300 |
28,400 |
38,200 |
35,400 |
38,600 |
46,400 |
2.7 |
| Var.% | -- |
14.9 |
-3. 2 |
34.5 |
-7.3 |
9.0 |
20.2 |
-- |
| Total | 1,349,100 |
1,283,300 |
1,412,500 |
1,633,800 |
1,539,600 |
1,449,500 |
1,693,300 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-4.9 |
10.1 |
15.7 |
-5.8 |
-5.9 |
16.8 |
-- |
ARRIVALS AT FRONTIERS OF TOURISTS FROM ABROAD, 1991 - 1995
| Regions and Countries | 1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Market Share 1995 |
| Americas | 1,220,250 |
1,151,810 |
1,251,008 |
1,430,874 |
1,345,445 |
87.4 |
| Var.% | -- |
-5.6 |
8.6 |
14.4 |
-6.0 |
-- |
| East Asia/Pacific | 13,938 |
5,889 |
7,952 |
17,428 |
21,702 |
1.4 |
| Var.% | -- |
-57.7 |
35.0 |
119.2 |
24.5 |
-- |
| Europe | 103,354 |
102,219 |
133,141 |
164,662 |
158,832 |
10.3 |
| Var.% | -- |
-1.1 |
30.3 |
23.7 |
-3.5 |
-- |
| Not Specified | 11,607 |
23,369 |
20,394 |
20,795 |
13,666 |
0.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
101.3 |
-12.7 |
2.0 |
-34.3 |
-- |
| Total | 1,349,149 |
1,283,287 |
1,412,495 |
1,633,759 |
1,539,645 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-4.9 |
10.1 |
15.7 |
-5.8 |
-- |
MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS, 1996 - 1997
Month |
Americas | Europe | Japan | Rest of the World | Total |
|||||
1996 |
1997 | 1996 |
1997 | 1996 |
1997 | 1996 |
1997 |
1996 |
1997 |
|
| January | 266,602 |
249,329 | 22,083 |
24,186 | 1,081 |
1,222 | 3,885 |
4,472 |
293,651 |
279,209 |
| February | 159,005 |
188,676 | 16,494 |
19,297 | 901 |
1,284 | 2,186 |
3,069 |
178,586 |
212,326 |
| March | 102,406 |
193,832 | 16,235 |
20,044 | 946 |
1,123 | 2,969 |
3,356 |
122,556 |
218,355 |
| April | 97,442 |
85,717 | 10,887 |
13,082 | 562 |
752 | 2,018 |
2,190 |
110,909 |
101,741 |
| May | 65,769 |
81,588 | 7,740 |
9,675 | 455 |
561 | 1,724 |
2,163 |
75,688 |
93,987 |
| June | 61,971 |
67,366 | 7,979 |
9,322 | 462 |
631 | 1,661 |
1,930 |
72,073 |
79,249 |
| July | 84,254 |
92,944 | 10,002 |
11,889 | 118 |
648 | 2,153 |
1,841 |
96,527 |
107,322 |
| August | 75,218 |
79,764 | 11,132 |
11,589 | 187 |
858 | 2,250 |
2,098 |
88,787 |
94,309 |
| September | 67,656 |
83,540 | 9,585 |
10,349 | 570 |
741 | 2,181 |
2,451 |
79,992 |
97,081 |
| October | 73,232 |
93,996 | 13,578 |
16,474 | 652 |
821 | 2,235 |
2,978 |
89,697 |
114,269 |
| November | 89,098 |
96,486 | 20,791 |
23,269 | 856 |
963 | 3,304 |
3,753 |
114,049 |
124,471 |
| December | 100,212 |
139,289 | 21,480 |
25,202 | 1,186 |
1,270 | 4,135 |
5,219 |
127,013 |
170,980 |
| Total | 1,242,865 |
1,452,527 |
167,986 |
194,378 |
7,976 |
10,874 |
30,701 |
35,520 |
1,449,528 |
1,693,299 |
Var.% |
-- |
16.9 |
-- |
15.7 |
-- |
36.3 |
-- |
15.7 |
-- |
16.8 |
ROOMS IN TOURIST ACCOMMODATION, 1991 - 1997
Area |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
% Share 1997 |
| Tarapaca | 228,600 |
245,500 |
234,000 |
221,200 |
219,600 |
266,800 |
242,500 |
10. 1 |
| Var.% | -- |
7. 4 |
-4. 7 |
-5. 5 |
-0.7 |
21. 5 |
-9.1 |
-- |
| Antofagasta | 109,500 |
117,900 |
144,900 |
175,500 |
164,800 |
208,600 |
159,000 |
6.6 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.7 |
22.9 |
21.1 |
-6.1 |
26. 6 |
-23 .8 |
-- |
| Atacama | 85,900 |
88,600 |
94,900 |
112,700 |
119,000 |
118,000 |
92,500 |
3. 9 |
| Var.% | -- |
3.1 |
7.1 |
18. 8 |
5. 6 |
-0.8 |
-21.6 |
-- |
| Coquimbo | 144,200 |
158,400 |
206,800 |
253,900 |
160,000 |
172,200 |
139,200 |
5. 8 |
| Var.% | -- |
9. 9 |
30.6 |
22.8 |
-3 7.0 |
7.6 |
-19. 2 |
-- |
| Valparaiso | 227,100 |
234,700 |
313,300 |
415,300 |
314,600 |
348,500 |
251,300 |
10.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
3. 4 |
33. 5 |
32.6 |
-24. 3 |
10.8 |
-27.9 |
-- |
| O'Higgins | 38,900 |
51,500 |
75,800 |
75,800 |
61,200 |
57,700 |
46,000 |
1.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
32. 4 |
47. 2 |
0.0 |
-19. 3 |
-5.7 |
-20. 3 |
-- |
| Maule | 97,600 |
101,500 |
127,600 |
141,500 |
148,500 |
147,400 |
129,700 |
5. 4 |
| Var.% | -- |
4.0 |
25.7 |
10.9 |
5 .0 |
-0.7 |
-12.0 |
-- |
| Biobio | 205,300 |
203,300 |
235,900 |
262,100 |
265,500 |
314,900 |
232,100 |
9. 7 |
| Var.% | -- |
- 1.0 |
16.0 |
11.1 |
1.3 |
18.6 |
-26. 3 |
-- |
| La Auracania | 119,400 |
118,000 |
133,800 |
144,500 |
146,600 |
153,900 |
140,700 |
5. 9 |
| Var.% | -- |
-1. 2 |
13. 4 |
8.0 |
1.5 |
5 .0 |
-8. 6 |
-- |
| Los Lagos | 248,300 |
225,300 |
252,300 |
310,500 |
284,700 |
367,800 |
243,000 |
10.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
-9. 3 |
1 2.0 |
23. 1 |
-8.3 |
29. 2 |
-33.9 |
-- |
| Aisen | 10,700 |
15,600 |
21,400 |
30,800 |
21,900 |
28,100 |
19,000 |
0. 8 |
| Var.% | -- |
45. 8 |
37. 2 |
43.9 |
-28.9 |
28.3 |
-32. 4 |
-- |
| Magallanes | 53,200 |
59,100 |
74,100 |
71,200 |
52,200 |
64,800 |
48,500 |
2.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
11. 1 |
25. 4 |
-3.9 |
-26. 7 |
24.1 |
-25. 2 |
-- |
| Metropolitan | 520,400 |
523,700 |
600,300 |
669,500 |
672,800 |
797,900 |
661,500 |
27.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
0.6 |
14.6 |
11.5 |
0. 5 |
18. 6 |
-17. 1 |
-- |
| Total | 2,089,100 |
2,143,100 |
2,515,100 |
2,884,500 |
2,631,400 |
3,046,600 |
2,405,000 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
2.6 |
17.4 |
14.7 |
-8.8 |
15.8 |
-21.1 |
-- |
Sources: SERNATUR (Servicio Nacional de Turismo) - Chile & World Tourism Organization's Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Vol. II - 1997