This post we will present the statesístatics of foreign tourists in Ecuador 2018, showing great growth.
Although there is growth and that is what ultimately matters, during all the 2018 growth has been exceeded 51% of entry of foreign tourists in comparisonón with him 2017, but the reality is that these data areán “mixed”.
Mixed with income people coming from Venezuela and what isápassing through Ecuador towards the south of the continent or planning to stay in the countryís to work, so not necessarily, they are tourists as such who leave income like the rest of those we will call “sí tourists”.
We must also take into accountén that many entries of e.g. USA the SpañThey are Ecuadorians who return to visit their families and have dual nationality, but also the statesísticas take them as tourists, although yesí They leave foreign currency on their visit to the countryís.
On the other hand, Ecuadorians came out a -3.2% less than himñO 2017, so that market must alsoén be stimulated with for example, la eliminationótax number EcoDelta.
Foreign tourists Ecuador 2018
First we will make a comparisonón with the statistical dataístics of theñO 2017 that allow usá put the growth in perspective 51% what happened in the 2018.
Stadiumístatic 2017
| TOTAL 2017 | 1,608,473 |
| Colombia | 330671 |
| Venezuela (RepúBolivarian war) | 287972 |
| United States of América | 244600 |
| Perú | 139116 |
| España | 58727 |
| Argentina | 44662 |
| Chile | 44522 |
| Germany | 33439 |
| China | 30147 |
| Canadaá | 28342 |
| México | 27541 |
| United Kingdom | 25623 |
| France | 25394 |
| Cuba | 24920 |
| Brazil | 21914 |
| Philippines | 19077 |
| Panamá | 18108 |
| Italy | 17361 |
| Paílow ses | 16033 |
| India | 13501 |
| Australia | 11312 |
| Switzerland | 11115 |
| Costa Rica | 8949 |
| Federationón from Russia | 6956 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 6826 |
| Bélogic | 5998 |
| Japón | 5855 |
| The Savior | 5811 |
| Korea (Repúwar of) | 5606 |
| Uruguay | 5532 |
Until the 2017 Colombia was the main market for tourists arriving in Ecuador, but Venezuela was already very close, so alsoén ese añor the statesístatics can beíeven say that it isán “distorted”.
Stadiumístatic 2018
| TOTAL 2018 | 2,428,536 |
| Venezuela (RepúBolivarian war) | 956,067 |
| United States of América | 351,709 |
| Colombia | 323,345 |
| Perú | 146,938 |
| España | 103,008 |
| Chile | 45,778 |
| Argentina | 40,964 |
| Germany | 35,513 |
| Canadaá | 34,335 |
| México | 30,425 |
| United Kingdom | 28,238 |
| France | 27,597 |
| China | 26,231 |
| Brazil | 22,503 |
| Cuba | 20,135 |
| Italy | 19,944 |
| Panamá | 18,460 |
| Paílow ses | 18,075 |
| Philippines | 15,536 |
| India | 12,439 |
| Switzerland | 11,588 |
| Australia | 11,534 |
| Costa Rica | 8,639 |
| Bélogic | 6,988 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 6,530 |
| Federationón from Russia | 6,215 |
| Uruguay | 5,704 |
| Japón | 5,555 |
| Korea (Repúwar of) | 5,370 |
| Ukraine | 4,975 |
*Only the first ones are shown 30 países más important for entries to Ecuador of a total of 235.
It's very clear, the 2018 almost 1 millón of visitors were from Venezuela, so it cannot be said that the país has really grown in the núgroup of tourists who have entered the countryís for what was stated at the beginning of this post.
Comparative
But if we focus on the markets that más interest the país and we compare between bothños, we can see growth in the largestíto the markets that “interesting más” a Ecuador:
| 2017 | 2018 | Variationón | ||
| USA | 244600 | USA | 351709 | 44% |
| Colombia | 330671 | Colombia | 323345 | -2% |
| España | 58727 | España | 103008 | 75% |
| Argentina | 44662 | Argentina | 40964 | -8% |
| Chile | 44522 | Chile | 45778 | 3% |
| Germany | 33439 | Germany | 35513 | 6% |
| China | 30147 | China | 26231 | -13% |
| Canadaá | 28342 | Canadaá | 34335 | 21% |
| México | 27541 | México | 30425 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 25623 | United Kingdom | 28238 | 10% |
| France | 25394 | France | 27597 | 9% |
| Brazil | 21914 | Brazil | 22503 | 3% |
| Panamá | 18108 | Panamá | 18460 | 2% |
| Paílow ses | 16033 | Paílow ses | 18075 | 13% |
| Australia | 11312 | Australia | 11534 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 11115 | Switzerland | 11588 | 4% |
Stadiumístics toéareas and seaíteam
Analyzing the statusíStatics of the Ministry of Tourism, foundé that the form más close to having a número más close to foreign tourists who visit Ecuador is analyzing income per vía aéarea and by ship.
Así we have this data más concrete:
| TOTAL 2017 | 978,562 |
| TOTAL 2018 | 1,120,810 |
During the 2018 Ecuador passedó the límild of the millónumber of tourists, what a represents 15% más in comparisonón with him 2017, what for me stillálysis, is the “official figure” of tourists who visited our countryís during the 2018, can vary by a couple of hundred thousand.
Conclusions
It can be said that we do not have aúmero real de cuáflow “sí tourists” have arrived in Ecuador, but whatever the case may be, we must continue working so that the paíThe keys to our market continue to grow.
The outlook is encouraging, but statistical data is requiredíexact aesthetics and filtered to the migratory reality of the countryís.
Ecuador isá aún very far from reaching the sunñado 1 x 1 of foreign tourists, but the arrival of new aerolíneas how Joon – Air France, GOAL, increase in flights and destinations JetBlue, Laser Airlines, Peruvian Airlines, más the intentions of Sky Airline, VivaAir and others, to allowán that the núgroupers continue to grow.
This growth can be accelerated as long as the promotionófrom Ecuador tooén not increase, incentives are generated and a culture tour serviceíquality aesthetic, that allows us to differentiate ourselves from our strong regional competition.
We are on the good way, but with muchísimo aún to do.
A favor I need the statistics of tourist income to the Cayambe canton year 2018 and 2019
Maybe on the MINTUR website, I only have air passenger statistics.
What are the sources of this information??
Ministry of Tourism.
How to explain the closure of many small hostels in the city of Quito, especially in the La Mariscal area?
La Ronda street is part of the Heritage, without tourists and the statistics of the big hotels have not been very encouraging…always refers me to Quito
The Airbnb effect could be one of the causes for the drop.
I sincerely thank you for the data issued on this page, it helps a lot, especially in academic reports..
A pleasure, I appreciate the corresponding credits. Thanks.
Hi Nicolas, receive a big hug for new year 2019! …. Wishing you continue with your project and informing us satisfactorily with your publications.
My question regarding the arrival of tourists, especially by air, when will the national and international traffic statistics for UIO be available, as well as the cargo in the period 2018? It's suddenly the end of February?
Thank you very much and best regards.
1 when 300000 Venezuelans have passed and have stayed in our lands in two years, is an extreme amount of truth
no my life they don't stay if you see the exit statistics that are also on that same page it shows that of that amount only he stays 1 %,
A very good analysis Nicholas, a question. Where did you get that stats??, could you tell me the source, Thanks a lot !
Website of the Ministry of Tourism. Thanks for your comment!
Hi Nicolas.
Happy New Year 2019!
Sorry for the off topic… What do you consider the best website/app to buy cheap plane tickets??
Thanks
None, what you should do is search all and on the airlines' website until you find the best cost. Happy New Year!