Overview
- INDEC reported 706,400 residents traveled abroad in September, up 21.8% year over year, while 374,800 non-residents entered, down 18.9%.
- Argentines spent about US$598 million overseas versus US$208.5 million spent by foreign visitors in Argentina, producing the US$389.5 million monthly deficit.
- Equilibra’s Lorenzo Sigaut Gravina projects a 2025 tourism balance shortfall of roughly US$10–12 billion, noting the gap is growing month by month.
- Complementary counts cited by Página|12 show 1.2 million resident departures versus 642,400 inbound visitors, a net shortfall of 562,200 people when tourists and excursionists are included.
- Incoming travel remains concentrated from neighboring countries, with Brazil, Uruguay and Chile leading shares and most entries via air through Ezeiza and Aeroparque or by land and river crossings.