Brazil is the second country with the highest growth in the number of foreign tourists in the first quarter of 2025

According to data released on Monday (14) by UN Tourism, Brazil was the second country that stood out most in growth in the number of foreign tourists in the first quarter of 2025, behind only Paraguay. The country recorded a 48% increase in arrivals of foreign tourists, a rate four times the overall average.

This performance puts Brazil in a prominent position in the Americas, where the average growth in the sector was only 2% in the same period. The result reinforces the country's rise as a new force in international tourism.

On the world stage, Brazil shares second place with Chile, both with a 48% growth, right behind Paraguay, which leads with 53%. In addition to the percentages, the figures are expressive: only in the first semester, more than 5.3 million foreign tourists visited the country, according to Embratur, the best result in history for this period.

World tourism growth ranking (1st quarter of 2025):

1 – Paraguay (53%)
2 – Brazil (48%)3 – Chile (48%)
4 – Gambia (46%)
5 – Israel (31%)
6 – Vietnam (30%)
7 – Japan (23%)
8 – North Macedonia (22%)
9 – Morocco (22%)
10 – Egypt (21%)
11 – Lithuania (21%)
12 – Palau (20%)
13 – Mongolia (19%)
14 – Malta (19%)
15 – Ecuador (17%)
16 – Curacao (17%)
17 – Latvia (16%)
18 – Finland (15%)
19 – Iran (14%)
20 – South Korea (14%)

According to the UN World Tourism Barometer, more than 300 million international trips were made globally between January and March this year, an increase of 14 million over the same period of 2024.