TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: AMERICAS, 1992 - 1996
Regions and Countries |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Americas |
323,233 |
378,568 |
364,987 |
330,857 |
373,652 |
| Var.% | -- |
17.1 |
-3.6 |
-9.4 |
12.9 |
North America |
88,158 |
103,649 |
109,013 |
108,215 |
119,063 |
Var.% |
-- |
17.6 |
5.2 |
-0.7 |
10.6 |
- Canada |
6,251 |
7,317 |
8,289 |
7,909 |
8,567 |
- Mexico |
3,238 |
5,056 |
4,761 |
5,186 |
5,518 |
- United States |
78,669 |
91,276 |
95,963 |
95,120 |
104,978 |
Central America |
8,273 |
11,462 |
10,830 |
10,181 |
9,792 |
| Var.% | -- | 38.5 | -5.5 | -6.0 | -3.8 |
- Costa Rica |
3,690 |
6,373 |
4,830 |
3,629 |
3,228 |
- Panama |
2,200 |
2,342 |
3,033 |
3,347 |
3,648 |
- Other Central America |
2,383 |
2,747 |
2,967 |
3,205 |
2,916 |
South America |
224,378 |
260,873 |
242,613 |
209,597 |
241,606 |
| Var.% | -- | 16.3 | -7.0 | -13.6 | 15.3 |
- Argentina |
11,412 |
10,743 |
8,650 |
8,186 |
9,435 |
- Bolivia |
2,177 |
2,691 |
2,430 |
2,354 |
2,587 |
- Brazil |
4,365 |
5,199 |
5,861 |
6,591 |
7,796 |
- Chile |
10,693 |
10,950 |
11,613 |
12,104 |
13,417 |
- Colombia |
140,098 |
159,809 |
148,464 |
149,166 |
159,091 |
- Peru |
44,778 |
58,929 |
53,604 |
18,170 |
34,795 |
- Venezuela |
9,158 |
10,342 |
10,126 |
10,815 |
12,056 |
- Other South America |
1,697 |
2,210 |
1,865 |
2,211 |
2,429 |
Other Americas |
6 |
13 |
9 |
3 |
11 |
Source: Ministerio de Información y Turismo - Ecuador