Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 11.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Cayman Islands, 2006–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 11.5% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Cayman Islands peaked at 16.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2021.
Cayman Islands ranks 33rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12.1% | — |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -71.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -83.6% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +1237.0% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.7% | 12.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.2% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 0.8% | 11.5% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Cayman Islands
- GDP (current US$), per capita 104,293 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 0.6391 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita 66,652 constant LCU per person (2024)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8333 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 86,910 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 79,983 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Cayman Islands?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Cayman Islands was 11.5% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Cayman Islands ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.