Puerto Rico (US)'s international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) was US$301 million in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 45.07% from US$548 million in 2008 (5.82% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$301 million | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | US$360 million | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | US$548 million | 2008 |
| Highest | US$551 million | 2007 |
| Lowest | US$301 million | 2018 |
| Average since 2009 | US$359.3 million | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | US$322 million |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Puerto Rico (US)'s international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) fell 12% on 2017 (from US$342 million to US$301 million).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2017), the average change was +0.7% and a typical year strayed about 9.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 15.8% in 1997 and the biggest yearly fall was 20.5% in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$13.13 million a year. A straight line explains 72% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico (US) | US$301 million | 2018 |
| World | US$249.92 billion | 2019 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$15.76 billion | 2019 |
| High income | US$166.44 billion | 2019 |
Closest to Puerto Rico (US) in the 2018 ranking
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1st of 7: US$576 million
- Senegal — 3rd of 7: US$153 million
- Mali — 4th of 7: US$76 million
- Papua New Guinea — 5th of 7: US$21 million
What this measures
International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 24 values
| Year | International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 301,000,000 |
| 2017 | 342,000,000 |
| 2016 | 339,000,000 |
| 2015 | 317,000,000 |
| 2014 | 331,000,000 |
| 2013 | 360,000,000 |
| 2012 | 375,000,000 |
| 2011 | 386,000,000 |
| 2010 | 373,000,000 |
| 2009 | 469,000,000 |
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) in nearby economies
More private sector & trade data for Puerto Rico (US)
- International tourism, number of arrivals — 3.88 million (2020)
- International tourism, receipts (current US$) — US$2.92 billion (2020)
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) — US$592 million (2018)
- International tourism, expenditures (current US$) — US$893 million (2018)
- International tourism, number of departures — 792,000 (2017)
Every indicator for Puerto Rico (US) is on the Puerto Rico (US) data page.
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Puerto Rico (US)'s international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)?
- US$301 million in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 6.52% from US$322 million in 1995 (0.29% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$551 million in 2007 and the lowest US$301 million in 2018.
- Is the latest change in international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) unusual for Puerto Rico (US)?
- In 2018, Puerto Rico (US)'s international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) fell 12% on 2017 (from US$342 million to US$301 million). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2017), the average change was +0.7% and a typical year strayed about 9.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.TRNX.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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