Tourism Statistics and TrendsTOURISM GROWTH (HISTORICAL TABLE), 1987 - 1997
| Tourists | 1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
| Total | 35,080 |
35,680 |
57,078 |
60,407 |
43,422 |
32,613 |
47,576 |
70,390 |
78,798 |
76,789 |
76,476 |
| Var. % | -- |
1.7 |
60.0 |
5.8 |
-28.1 |
-24.9 |
45.9 |
48.0 |
11.9 |
-2.6 |
-0.4 |
ARRIVALS AT FRONTIERS OF TOURISTS FROM ABROAD, 1991 - 1995
Regions and Countries |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Market Share % 1995 |
| Americas | 290,610 |
267,798 |
323,957 |
327,159 |
354,019 |
80.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
-7.8 |
21.0 |
1.0 |
8.2 |
-- |
| East Asia/Pacific | 15,830 |
14,952 |
18,202 |
18,369 |
14,179 |
3.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
-5.5 |
21.7 |
0.9 |
-22.8 |
-- |
| Europe | 41,634 |
38,668 |
48,053 |
48,972 |
47,704 |
10.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
-7.1 |
24.3 |
1.9 |
-2.6 |
-- |
| Not Specified | 13,336 |
13,079 |
14,279 |
11,909 |
21,751 |
5.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-1.9 |
9.2 |
-16.6 |
82.6 |
-- |
| Total | 361,410 |
334,497 |
404,491 |
406,409 |
437,653 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-7.4 |
20.9 |
0.5 |
7.7 |
-- |
ARRIVALS OF TOURISTS FROM ABROAD IN HOTELS AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS, 1991 - 1995
| Regions and Countries | 1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Market Share % 1995 |
| Africa | 1,324 |
1,263 |
1,307 |
1,359 |
1,093 |
0.3 |
| Var.% | -- |
-4.6 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
-19.6 |
-- |
| Americas | 239,821 |
225,190 |
269,956 |
272,634 |
295,039 |
80.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
-6.1 |
19.9 |
1.0 |
8.2 |
-- |
| East Asia/Pacific | 13,006 |
12,007 |
15,193 |
15,300 |
11,821 |
3.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
-7.7 |
26.5 |
0.7 |
-22.7 |
-- |
| Europe | 34,184 |
32,523 |
40,040 |
40,803 |
39,739 |
10.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
-4.9 |
23.1 |
1.9 |
-2.6 |
-- |
| Not Specified | 5,459 |
10,309 |
10,579 |
8,580 |
17,018 |
4.7 |
| Var.% | -- |
88.8 |
2.6 |
-18.9 |
98.3 |
-- |
| Total | 293,794 |
281,292 |
337,075 |
338,676 |
364,710 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-4.3 |
19.8 |
0.5 |
7.7 |
-- |
NUMBER OF HOTELS, 1987 - 1997
| Hotels | 1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
| Total | 145 |
152 |
142 |
156 |
147 |
147 |
135 |
130 |
151 |
155 |
148 |
| Var. % | -- |
4.8 |
-6.6 |
9.9 |
-5.8 |
0.0 |
-8.2 |
-3.7 |
16.2 |
2.7 |
-4.5 |
NUMBER OF BEDS, 1987 - 1997
| Beds | 1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
| Total | 9,219 |
9,646 |
10,025 |
10,318 |
10,449 |
10,909 |
10,500 |
10,228 |
11,108 |
10,396 |
10,386 |
| Var. % | -- |
4.63 |
3.93 |
2.92 |
1.27 |
4.40 |
-3.75 |
-2.59 |
8.60 |
-6.41 |
-0.10 |
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY MODE OF ENTRY, 1995 - 1996
Mode of Entry |
1995 |
1996 |
% Share 1996 |
| Air | 168,103 |
168,480 |
39.6 |
| Var.% | -- |
0.2 |
-- |
| Land | 250,862 |
238,272 |
56.0 |
Var.% |
-- |
-5.0 |
-- |
| River | 18,688 |
18,809 |
4.4 |
Var.% |
-- |
0.6 |
-- |
| Total | 437,653 |
425,561 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-2.8 |
-- |
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, 1995 - 1997
Country |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
% Share 1997 |
| Argentina | 115,343 |
115,374 |
101,097 |
30.7 |
| Var.% | -- |
0.0 |
-12.4 |
-- |
| Bolivia | 9,972 |
8,141 |
6,674 |
2.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-18.4 |
-18.0 |
-- |
| Brazil | 83,523 |
78,134 |
74,901 |
22.8 |
| Var.% | -- |
-6.5 |
-4.1 |
-- |
| Canada | 2,297 |
960 |
1,592 |
0.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
-58.2 |
65.8 |
-- |
| Chile | 31,164 |
48,403 |
37,821 |
11.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
55.3 |
-21.9 |
-- |
| Colombia | 3,889 |
5,116 |
3,218 |
1.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
31.6 |
-37.1 |
-- |
| Ecuador | 1,839 |
1,257 |
417 |
0.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
-31.7 |
-66.8 |
-- |
| France | 3,513 |
1,946 |
2,789 |
0.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
-44.6 |
43.3 |
-- |
| Germany | 10,058 |
7,793 |
8,554 |
2.6 |
| Var.% | -- |
-22.5 |
9.8 |
-- |
| Italy | 5,368 |
3,362 |
4,123 |
1.3 |
| Var.% | -- |
-37.4 |
22.6 |
-- |
| Japan | 6,356 |
2,990 |
4,498 |
1.4 |
| Var.% | -- |
-53.0 |
50.4 |
-- |
| Mexico | 5,856 |
3,146 |
4,876 |
1.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
-46.3 |
55.0 |
-- |
| Peru | 5,891 |
3,795 |
4,371 |
1.3 |
| Var.% | -- |
-35.6 |
15.2 |
-- |
| Spain | 7,174 |
5,900 |
6,266 |
1.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
-17.8 |
6.2 |
-- |
| Uruguay | 24,799 |
12,731 |
14,657 |
4.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
-48.7 |
15.1 |
-- |
| U.S.A. | 15,210 |
16,106 |
14,440 |
4.4 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.9 |
-10.3 |
-- |
| Venezuela | 424 |
858 |
418 |
0.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
102.4 |
-51.3 |
-- |
| Other Countries | 16,765 |
13,814 |
17,096 |
5.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
-17.6 |
23.8 |
-- |
| Not Specified | 15,269 |
24,808 |
21,409 |
6.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
62.5 |
-13.7 |
-- |
| Total | 364,710 |
354,634 |
329,217 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-2.8 |
-7.2 |
-- |
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY REGION OF RESIDENCE, 1995 - 1997
| Region | 1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
% Share 1997 |
| North America | 25,286 |
19,986 |
21,513 |
6.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
-21.0 |
7.6 |
-- |
| Central America | 3,122 |
1,567 |
2,405 |
0.7 |
| Var.% | -- |
-49.8 |
53.5 |
-- |
| South America | 266,631 |
269,516 |
239,623 |
72.8 |
| Var.% | -- |
1.1 |
-11.1 |
-- |
| Europe | 39,739 |
33,522 |
34,985 |
10.6 |
| Var.% | -- |
-15.6 |
4.4 |
-- |
| Asia | 11,018 |
5,911 |
8,966 |
2.7 |
| Var.% | -- |
-46.4 |
51.7 |
-- |
| Africa | 1,093 |
537 |
1,275 |
0.4 |
| Var.% | -- |
-50.9 |
137.4 |
-- |
| Oceania | 803 |
697 |
403 |
0.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
-13.2 |
-42.2 |
-- |
| Not Specified | 17,018 |
22,898 |
20,047 |
6.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
34.6 |
-12.5 |
-- |
| Total | 364,710 |
354,634 |
329,217 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-2.8 |
-7.2 |
-- |
Sources: Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones, Depto. de Planificación, Oficina de Estadística - Paraguay & World Tourism Organization's Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Vol. II - 1997