Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … annual in Curacao
Curacao: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … annual was 87.02 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, annual growth in Curacao, 1996–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2022, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, annual growth in Curacao stood at 87.02 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 84.0% on the previous year and up 821.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, annual growth in Curacao peaked at 87.02 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -61.64 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Curacao ranks 41st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … annual in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -163.2% |
| 1998 | -0.3571 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 1999 | -14.7 % change on previous year | +4014.7% |
| 2000 | -8.7 % change on previous year | -40.8% |
| 2001 | 6.97 % change on previous year | -180.1% |
| 2002 | 13.09 % change on previous year | +87.9% |
| 2003 | 5.98 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 2004 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 2005 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 2006 | 5.31 % change on previous year | +114.7% |
| 2007 | 31.65 % change on previous year | +495.6% |
| 2008 | 34.07 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2009 | -13.46 % change on previous year | -139.5% |
| 2010 | -8.71 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 2011 | 18.42 % change on previous year | -311.5% |
| 2012 | 9.44 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 2013 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -58.9% |
| 2014 | 2 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 2015 | 4.57 % change on previous year | +128.4% |
| 2016 | -4.9 % change on previous year | -207.1% |
| 2017 | -11.08 % change on previous year | +126.0% |
| 2018 | 10.75 % change on previous year | -197.1% |
| 2019 | 8.39 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 2020 | -61.64 % change on previous year | -834.9% |
| 2021 | 47.29 % change on previous year | -176.7% |
| 2022 | 87.02 % change on previous year | +84.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 87.02 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.29 % change on previous year, 10.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 87.02 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.75 % change on previous year, 3.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … annual in Curacao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -4014.7% | -0.3571 % change on previous year | -14.7 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.22 % change on previous year | -14.7 % change on previous year | 3.16 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.1 % change on previous year | -13.46 % change on previous year | 34.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 % change on previous year | -11.08 % change on previous year | 18.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.22 % change on previous year | -61.64 % change on previous year | 87.02 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 38 Azerbaijan 101.95 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Panama 98.29 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Reunion 98.26 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Bermuda 86.21 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Honduras 83.54 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Seychelles 80 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.2973 units per person (2023)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0157 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, annual growth in Curacao?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, annual growth in Curacao was 87.02 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, annual growth recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 87.02 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, annual growth recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was -61.64 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Curacao rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, annual growth?
- Curacao ranks 41st out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, annual growth rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 821.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.