Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled was 113,900 trips in 2020. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cayman Islands, 2000–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips.
Analysis
In 2020, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cayman Islands stood at 113,900 trips. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.9% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cayman Islands peaked at 471,800 trips in 2019 and was at its lowest, 113,900 trips, in 2020.
Cayman Islands ranks 141st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 339,000 trips | — |
| 2001 | 324,000 trips | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 290,000 trips | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 279,000 trips | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 246,000 trips | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 156,000 trips | -36.6% |
| 2006 | 248,000 trips | +59.0% |
| 2007 | 271,000 trips | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 284,000 trips | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 256,000 trips | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 272,000 trips | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 291,000 trips | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 302,000 trips | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 325,000 trips | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 364,000 trips | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 366,700 trips | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 364,000 trips | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 394,800 trips | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 435,700 trips | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 471,800 trips | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 113,900 trips | -75.9% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 113,900 trips is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 million trips, 5% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 113,900 trips is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 667,148 trips, 17% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cayman Islands 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 | -75.9% | 471,800 trips | 113,900 trips |
| 2006 | +59.0% | 156,000 trips | 248,000 trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 269,300 trips | 156,000 trips | 339,000 trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 358,700 trips | 272,000 trips | 471,800 trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 113,900 trips | 113,900 trips | 113,900 trips | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 138 Malawi 126,000 trips compare
- 139 Grenada 124,900 trips compare
- 140 Bermuda 122,900 trips compare
- 142 Cook Islands 111,600 trips compare
- 143 Turks and Caicos Islands 105,000 trips
- 144 Libya 102,000 trips
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate -53.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2008)
- Consumer price index 102.94 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 83.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cayman Islands?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cayman Islands was 113,900 trips in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 471,800 trips in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,900 trips in 2020.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- Cayman Islands ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.