Bahamas vs Curaçao: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
Bahamas
35.0%
in 2024
Curaçao
31.3%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
10th
Curaçao rank
12th
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Curaçao
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 35.0% against 31.3% in Curaçao, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Curaçao's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 10th and Curaçao ranks 12th of 191 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Curaçao in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Curaçao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 11.5% | 9.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 21.5% | 2.5% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 23.8% | 1.2% | Curaçao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp, Bahamas or Curaçao?
- Bahamas, at 35.0% against 31.3% in Curaçao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp between Bahamas and Curaçao?
- 3.7%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Curaçao?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Curaçao rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 10th and Curaçao ranks 12th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.