Mexico | International Tourist Arrivals to the Country Grew by 4.5% Year - Over - Year in May

In May international tourist arrivals to Mexico grew by 4.5% year - over - year. Foreign currency spending also saw a boost. However, arrivals specifically by plane declined by 5.6% due to high jet fuel costs and inflation caused this drop.

 The country received 3.921.172 international tourists in May 2026, 4.5 percent more than the same period last year, as reported by Inegi the National Institute of Statistics and Geography.

According to a statement from the entity, non - border visitors totalled 1.904.975, an annual drop of 6.6%, and accounted for 48.6% of the entries.

The remaining 51.4% was concentrated in border tourists enter by land and remain, durng their visit, within the delimitation of the northern or southern border strip, who totalled 2.160.197, an amount 17.8% higher than in May 2025.

In relation to the country of residence, the majority of non - border travellers came from the United States, with 1.249.653 (65.6%), followed by visitors from South America and the Caribbean countries, with 242.899 (12.8%) and from Canada, with 156.530 (8.2%).  As top destinations, Cancún is the most visited airport, followed by Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta.

Although in a smaller proportion, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography also reported arrivals from Central America (100.104), Europe (86.696) and Asia (52.521).

During the fifth month of 2026, the average expenditure by international tourists amounted to $595.7, Inegi said, adding that international tourists who entered by air spent an average of $1.268.7 and border tourists $110.8. 

In 2025, a total of 47.786. 706 tourists arrived in the country, 6.1% more than the previous year. Mexico currently ranks sixth in the world in terms of the arrival of travellers, a reality that the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum seeks to overcome even more, by placing it in fifth position in that ranking.

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