Puerto Rico (US)'s international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was US$592 million in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 51.2% from US$1.21 billion in 2008 (6.92% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$592 million | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | US$782 million | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.21 billion | 2008 |
| Highest | US$1.21 billion | 2008 |
| Lowest | US$592 million | 2018 |
| Average since 2009 | US$758.4 million | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | US$833 million |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Puerto Rico (US)'s international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) fell 18.9% on 2017 (from US$730 million to US$592 million).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2017), the average change was −0.2% and a typical year strayed about 8.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 14.2% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.2% in 2009. 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$26.41 million a year. A straight line explains 80% 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
In 2018, Puerto Rico (US) had the 3rd highest value of the 10 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico (US) | US$592 million | 2018 |
| World | US$1.4 trillion | 2019 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$59.78 billion | 2019 |
| High income | US$861.88 billion | 2019 |
Closest to Puerto Rico (US) in the 2018 ranking
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1st of 10: US$8.7 billion
- Libya — 2nd of 10: US$2.04 billion
- Mali — 4th of 10: US$179 million
- French Polynesia — 5th of 10: US$177 million
- Senegal — 6th of 10: US$171 million
What this measures
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 24 values
| Year | International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 592,000,000 |
| 2017 | 730,000,000 |
| 2016 | 720,000,000 |
| 2015 | 666,000,000 |
| 2014 | 763,000,000 |
| 2013 | 782,000,000 |
| 2012 | 787,000,000 |
| 2011 | 816,000,000 |
| 2010 | 809,000,000 |
| 2009 | 919,000,000 |
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$27 million (2020)
- Argentina — US$2.35 billion (2020)
- Aruba — US$306 million (2020)
- Bahamas, The — US$110 million (2020)
- Barbados — US$53 million (2016)
- Belize — US$20.55 million (2020)
- Bolivia — US$274 million (2020)
- Brazil — US$5.39 billion (2020)
- Chile
More private sector & trade data for Puerto Rico (US)
- International tourism, number of arrivals — 3.88 million (2020)
- International tourism, receipts (current US$) — US$2.92 billion (2020)
- International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) — US$301 million (2018)
- International tourism, expenditures (current US$) — US$893 million (2018)
- International tourism, number of departures — 792,000 (2017)
Every indicator for Puerto Rico (US) is on the Puerto Rico (US) data page.
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Questions people ask
- What is Puerto Rico (US)'s international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)?
- US$592 million in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 28.93% from US$833 million in 1995 (1.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.21 billion in 2008 and the lowest US$592 million in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico (US) rank?
- 3rd highest of 10 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) unusual for Puerto Rico (US)?
- In 2018, Puerto Rico (US)'s international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) fell 18.9% on 2017 (from US$730 million to US$592 million). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2017), the average change was −0.2% and a typical year strayed about 8.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.TVLX.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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