The tourism in Uruguay it approached pre-pandemic levels in 2022. During the year the presence of Argentines stood out. Nevertheless, Paraguayans were the ones with the highest expenditure per person and per day.
After two seasons marked by covid-19, the Ministry of Tourism returned to publish annual data on outbound and inbound tourism.
In 2022, 2,466,929 visitors entered Uruguay who spent a total of US$ 1,396.7 million. The average stay was 6.2 dayswith an expense per person of US$ 566.2 and US$ 91.2 per day.
Montevideo was the department that received the most visitors. There were 622,662, with an expense of US$ 404 million.
Then it was located east point with 539,287 and the Thermal Coast with 501,246. Punta del Este had an average stay of 8.6 days with an expense of US$1,138.8 per person and US$132.9 per day. The spa was the area with the highest average daily expenditure and per visitor.
Camila Casas
east point
Colonia received 309,185 travelers who spent a total of US$ US$ 66.3 million.
In the breakdown by items, the accommodation was the one with the highest incidence with 30.9% of the total. The expense was US$ 431.9 million. After it was located feeding with US$394.6 million, purchases with US$188.2 million and transportation with US$124.7 million.
Within the expense for accommodation, that of Hotels with US$204 million.
The Argentines They were the ones who preferred to travel to Uruguay the most. In total, there were 1,169,101 people who left US$ 727.4 million in the country. The average stay of Argentines was 6.5 days with an expense per visitor of US$622.3 and US$96.1 per day. During the year, 603,401 Uruguayans residing abroad also arrived.
383,190 visitors arrived from Brazil with a total expenditure of US$ 274.9 million. The average stay per person was 5.8 days and US$717.6. The greatest expenditure per person was made by Paraguayans with US$ 1,196.9.
Visitors also came from Chile, North America, rest of America and Europe.
The largest number of people who came to the country did so for leisure and vacations.
Compared to 2019, the year before the pandemic, the number of tourists decreased by 23%. The same occurred with total spending, which fell 20.5%.
Exits abroad
The Ministry of Tourism also disclosed data on outbound tourism (of Uruguayan residents traveling abroad).
Elena Boffetta / AFP
Buenos Aires
During 2022, 2,383,901 residents of Uruguay left abroad with a total expenditure of US$ 1,140.7 million. The largest number opted for Argentina. 1,824,203 people traveled to that country and spent US$ 658.9 million. The average stay of 5 days and US$361.2 per person and US$72.9 per day.
The second chosen destination was Brazil. 391,073 people departed there, leaving US$187 million in that country. the state
a was higher and reached 7.8 days. US$478.4 per person and US$61.6 per day were allocated. Paraguay ranked third and received 25,678 residents from Uruguay. Then Chile, the rest of America, Central and North America and Europe were located as the next destinations.
Compared to 2019, there was an increase in outbound tourism of 8.4% in 2022. Expenditure also had an increase, in this case of 5%.
