International tourism, number of departures in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: International tourism, number of departures was 792,000 in 2017. ▼ Falling
International tourism, number of departures in Puerto Rico, 1995–2017
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, number of departures in Puerto Rico is 792,000, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.47 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 746,000, in 2015.
Puerto Rico ranks 69th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.24 million | — |
| 1996 | 1.18 million | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.25 million | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.25 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 1.26 million | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 1.33 million | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.23 million | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 1.27 million | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.47 million | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.44 million | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.44 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.12 million | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 980,000 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 924,000 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 876,000 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 839,000 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 793,000 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 746,000 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 789,000 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 792,000 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 million | 1.13 million | 1.25 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million | 1.12 million | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 842,375 | 746,000 | 980,000 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 66 Nepal 1.20 million compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 1.17 million compare
- 68 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.08 million compare
- 70 Peru 791,000 compare
- 71 Tunisia 739,000 compare
- 72 Lao People's Democratic Republic 707,000 compare
More private sector data for Puerto Rico
- New businesses registered 11,218 number (2020)
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items 592.00 million current US$ (2018)
- International tourism, number of arrivals 3.88 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Puerto Rico?
- International tourism, number of departures in Puerto Rico was 792,000 in 2017, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 746,000 in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Puerto Rico ranks 69th out of 117 countries with data for 2017.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.