International tourism, expenditures in Curaçao
Curaçao: International tourism, expenditures was 7.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Curaçao, 2011–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Curaçao stood at 7.4%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.8% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Curaçao peaked at 18.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2020.
Curaçao ranks 33rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
International tourism, expenditures in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11.0% | — |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -57.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.4% | 11.0% | 18.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
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- 34 Canada 7.3%
- 35 Sweden 7.1%
- 36 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.1% compare
More private sector data for Curaçao
- Merchandise trade 71.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 397.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,541 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1379 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -19.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 14,892 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5776 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 9,814 current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Curaçao?
- International tourism, expenditures in Curaçao was 7.4% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2020.
- How does Curaçao rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Curaçao ranks 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.