International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 592.00 million current US$ in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Puerto Rico, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 592.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.21 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 592.00 million current US$, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 74th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 833.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 821.00 million current US$ | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 869.00 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 874.00 million current US$ | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 815.00 million current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 931.00 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 1.00 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 928.00 million current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 985.00 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 1.14 billion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.21 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.19 billion current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.21 billion current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 919.00 million current US$ | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 809.00 million current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 816.00 million current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 787.00 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 782.00 million current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 763.00 million current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 666.00 million current US$ | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 720.00 million current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 730.00 million current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 592.00 million current US$ | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 842.40 million current US$ | 815.00 million current US$ | 874.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.06 billion current US$ | 919.00 million current US$ | 1.21 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 740.56 million current US$ | 592.00 million current US$ | 816.00 million current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 71 Tanzania, United Republic of 651.10 million current US$ compare
- 72 Angola 615.00 million current US$ compare
- 73 Estonia 594.00 million current US$ compare
- 75 Palestine, State of 558.00 million current US$ compare
- 76 Cameroon 553.00 million current US$ compare
- 77 Mongolia 550.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Puerto Rico
- 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 893.00 million current US$ (2018)
- International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items 301.00 million current US$ (2018)
- Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 100.0% (2019)
- Starting a business: Minimum capital 0.0% (2019)
- Starting a business: Cost - Women (% of income per capita) - Score 99.4% (2019)
- Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score 99.4% (2019)
- Starting a business: Time - Women 5.5 days (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Puerto Rico?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Puerto Rico was 592.00 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 for travel items recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 592.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Puerto Rico ranks 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.