International tourism, receipts for travel items in Curaçao
Curaçao: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 281.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Curaçao, 2007–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Curaçao is 281.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 60.0% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Curaçao peaked at 703.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 281.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Curaçao 114th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 327.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 378.00 million current US$ | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 361.00 million current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 385.00 million current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 453.00 million current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 543.00 million current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 583.00 million current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 635.00 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 607.00 million current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 573.00 million current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 551.00 million current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 593.00 million current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 703.00 million current US$ | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 281.00 million current US$ | -60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 355.33 million current US$ | 327.00 million current US$ | 378.00 million current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 562.60 million current US$ | 385.00 million current US$ | 703.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 281.00 million current US$ | 281.00 million current US$ | 281.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
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, receipts for travel items in Curaçao?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Curaçao was 281.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 703.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 281.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Curaçao rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Curaçao ranks 114th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.