International tourism, expenditures in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: International tourism, expenditures was 893.00 million current US$ in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Puerto Rico, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2018, international tourism, expenditures in Puerto Rico stood at 893.00 million current US$. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.76 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 893.00 million current US$, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 68th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 billion current US$ | 1.14 billion current US$ | 1.24 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.54 billion current US$ | 1.32 billion current US$ | 1.76 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 billion current US$ | 893.00 million current US$ | 1.20 billion current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More private sector data for Puerto Rico
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items 592.00 million current US$ (2018)
- International tourism, number of arrivals 3.88 million (2020)
- New businesses registered 11,218 number (2020)
- International tourism, receipts 2.92 billion current US$ (2020)
- International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items 301.00 million current US$ (2018)
- International tourism, number of departures 792,000 (2017)
- New business density 5.33 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Puerto Rico?
- International tourism, expenditures in Puerto Rico was 893.00 million current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 893.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Puerto Rico ranks 68th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.