Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, Argentina, scores 54 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #214 of 309 destinations. 27 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 83% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 54
• OECD: 55
• UN Tourism: 53
• UNDRR: 51

Strongest

• Domestic share of nights: 45 % of nights by residents of the same country (Secretaría de Turismo / INDEC, Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera (EOH), November 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 3.6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA), Trenes Argentinos, Administración General de Puertos (AGP), & Autopistas Urbanas S.A. (AUSA), 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Wastewater safely treated: 36 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (CAF - Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe / UN SDG 6.3.1, 2022). Below 50: grade 0/4.
• Rent growth: 34.9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Zonaprop / Clarín, Jan 2025 – Jan 2026). Above 15: grade 0/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 912.5 kg per resident per year (Ministerio de Espacio Público e Higiene Urbana, Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, 2024). Above 700: grade 0/4.

Argentina in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Argentina is #48 of 110 countries (4.22 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 60 on the CIRA Index; Buenos Aires is 6 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 60

• Nights in the three busiest months: 33.8 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 45 % of nights by residents of the same country (Secretaría de Turismo / INDEC, Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera (EOH), November 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 25 % of international arrivals or nights (Ente de Turismo del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Jan–Nov 2023). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: 2.1 nights per visitor (Ente de Turismo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires / IDECBA - Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera (EOH), 2024). Between 1.8 and 2.2: grade 1/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 60 % average annual occupancy (Ente de Turismo del Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (ENTUR), 2022). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 75

• Jobs in tourism industries: 3.4 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 5.8 % of the labour force (Instituto de Estadística y Censos de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (IDECBA), Encuesta Anual de Hogares (EAH), 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4. Source
• Income per head: 32,587 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 30,000 and 45,000: grade 2/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 73.1 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (Instituto de Estadística y Censos de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (IDECBA), Situación del mercado laboral, Q2 2025). Between 72 and 80: grade 3/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 45

• Extreme heat days: 3.6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 75 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4. Source
• Flood hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 3.9 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4. Source

Water and environment: 31

• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 36 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (CAF - Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe / UN SDG 6.3.1, 2022). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 912.5 kg per resident per year (Ministerio de Espacio Público e Higiene Urbana, Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, 2024). Above 700: grade 0/4. Source
• Green space: 30.4 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Dirección General de Datos, Estadística y Proyección Urbana, 2019). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4. Source

Community and housing: 50

• Tourism intensity: 3 visitor nights per resident per year (INDEC & SINTA - Encuesta de Ocupación Hotelera (EOH) and Censo Nacional de Población, Hogares y Viviendas 2022, 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 34.9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Zonaprop / Clarín, Jan 2025 – Jan 2026). Above 15: grade 0/4. Source
• Short-let density: 1.8 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (Inside Airbnb and INDEC (Censo Nacional de Población, Hogares y Viviendas 2022), 2024–2025). Between 1 and 2: grade 2/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 71

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA), Trenes Argentinos, Administración General de Puertos (AGP), & Autopistas Urbanas S.A. (AUSA), 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, 2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ladevi / Ente de Turismo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, 2025–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 60.4 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 60 and 80: grade 3/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 1 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). At or below 1: grade 4/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Boletín Oficial de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Ley 6278, 2025–2026). Grade 2/4. Source

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