In January, 1,070,800 visitors entered the country, of which 682,000 were tourists and 388,900 were excursionists. Of this total, 19.5% came from Europe, 19.4% from Brazil, and 15.4% from the United States and Canada. 48.8% of non-resident tourists arrived in the country by air, 39.6% by land, and the remaining 11.6% by river/sea. Regarding departures abroad, a total of 2,343,200 were recorded in January: 1,764,100 were tourists and 579,200 were excursionists. 84.6% traveled to countries bordering Argentina, with Brazil (32.5%) and Chile (19.1%) being the most prominent. 56.7% of resident tourists left the country by land, 33.5% by air, and 9.8% by river/sea. Thus, the first month of the year closed with a negative balance of 1,272,400 international visitors, as a result of 1,082,100 tourists and 190,300 excursionists. This represented a marked tourism deficit: despite the annual decrease, the number of residents leaving Argentina continues to be higher than the number of tourists entering the country. The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) reported that in January 2026, there was a year-on-year negative variation of 8.5% in the number of Argentines leaving the country, while, conversely, the number of tourists entering Argentina increased by 1.4%. In seasonally adjusted terms, the number of non-resident tourists increased by 18.3% compared to December.
