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We review the destinations to which Ecuadorians the more we travel during the 2025, Did we travel less or more last year?? This is what the statistics say.
Traveling is one of the purposes that resonates most in Ecuadorian homes at the beginning of each year.. Whether for tourism, family or business reunions, the flow of compatriots abroad tells us a story about our preferences, the state of our economy and the country's air connectivity.
After a 2024 of changes, the statistics of 2025 reveal fascinating trends: destinations that are consolidated as historical favorites and others that, thanks to not requiring visas or new air routes, They have quickly climbed positions in our preference ranking.
Where do we Ecuadorians travel? 2025?
Before reviewing the TOP destinations, Let's see the evolution of the trend of Ecuadorians, Do we travel more or less?
If we analyze the travel flow of Ecuadorians from 2021 until 2025, we see a fascinating growth curve that reveals a lot about our current priorities.
After the collapse of 2020, the desire to travel skyrocketed. On 2021 the flow grew a 70,8% and in 2022 other 56,4%. This period marked the return to "normality.", with the reunion of families and the reactivation of classic shopping and vacation destinations.
Year 2024 is positioned as the year with the greatest migratory movement in recent years 7 years, reaching a peak of 1.857.418 Departures. This figure is notable because it exceeds by more than 300.000 trips to pre-pandemic registration (2019), consolidating international travel as one of the main consumer activities for Ecuadorians.
| Year | Total Outputs | Annual Variation (%) |
| 2019 | 1.544.708 | — |
| 2020 | 508.095 | -67,1% |
| 2021 | 867.973 | +70,8% |
| 2022 | 1.357.644 | +56,4% |
| 2023 | 1.712.731 | +26,2% |
| 2024 | 1.857.418 | +8,4% |
| 2025 | 1.751.549 | -5,7% |
On 2025, we see a slight downward adjustment of the -5,7% compared to the previous year's record, closing with 1,75 million travelers, but about 2023. Despite this minor decrease, The figure is still significantly higher than the levels of 2019 (1,54 millions), which indicates that the habit of traveling abroad has become firmly established in the annual planning of Ecuadorians..
X-ray of the Ecuadorian Traveler: Top Destinations
To understand where we headed last year, Let's analyze the following table that details the main tourism markets from Ecuador (rotate the screen if visiting from cell phone):
| Position | Destiny | Travellers |
| 1 | United States of America | 521.743 |
| 2 | Peru | 342.449 |
| 3 | Colombia | 299.644 |
| 4 | Spain | 94.437 |
| 5 | Panama | 83.699 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 62.193 |
| 7 | Argentina | 55.064 |
| 8 | Chile | 47.646 |
| 9 | Brazil | 46.200 |
| 10 | Mexico | 37.716 |
| 11 | Italy | 18.528 |
| 12 | Canada | 15.351 |
| 13 | Aruba | 9.656 |
| 14 | Germany | 9.601 |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 7.345 |
| 16 | The Savior | 6.007 |
| 17 | Turkey | 6.007 |
| 18 | France | 5.948 |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 5.722 |
| 20 | China | 5.409 |
| 21 | Curacao | 5.014 |
| 22 | Guatemala | 5.002 |
| 23 | Cuba | 3.941 |
| 24 | Bolivia | 3.938 |
| 25 | Paraguay | 3.717 |
If we analyze these figures, We can highlight three key points that marked the 2025:
- The “Proximity Effect” and visas: destinations like Peru and Colombia They maintain a high volume not only for leisure tourism, but for commercial exchange and the ease of border crossing.
- US Leadership: Despite the consular procedures, USA continues to be the main "magnet" for the Ecuadorian, driven by shopping tourism in Miami and theme parks in Orlando.
- The rise of new favorites: It is notable how countries that do not require a visa or that have improved their direct connectivity (like Panama or the Dominican Republic) are capturing an increasingly large portion of the national travel budget.
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