Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Curaçao
Curaçao: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 31.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Curaçao, 2000–2023
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
Curaçao recorded 31.3% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Curaçao peaked at 32.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2004.
Curaçao ranks 12th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -52.2% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +81.1% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | +60.3% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.0% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 14.8% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 11.1% | 32.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 9 Seychelles 46.9% compare
- 10 Bahamas 35.0% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 31.6%
- 13 Lebanon 27.8% compare
- 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.0% compare
- 15 Malta 26.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Curaçao
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 12.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.005 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 113.97 current LCU per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 666.65 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0523 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 1,193 current LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 4,981 current LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.2181 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Curaçao?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Curaçao was 31.3% 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 Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2004.
- How does Curaçao rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Curaçao ranks 12th 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 Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao 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.