Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 5.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 5.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2020.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd of 23 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.9% | — |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -32.7% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -32.7% | 5.7% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 1 British Virgin Islands 33.2% compare
- 2 United States Virgin Islands 25.1% compare
- 3 Aruba 21.2% compare
- 4 Fiji 13.2% compare
- 5 Antigua and Barbuda 11.7% compare
- 6 Panama 10.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2020.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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