Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 1.66 trips per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Cayman Islands, 2000–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Cayman Islands is 1.66 trips per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.3% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Cayman Islands peaked at 8.54 trips per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.66 trips per person, in 2020.
Cayman Islands ranks 30th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.54 trips per person | — |
| 2001 | 7.89 trips per person | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 6.82 trips per person | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 6.35 trips per person | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 5.42 trips per person | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 3.33 trips per person | -38.5% |
| 2006 | 5.14 trips per person | +54.2% |
| 2007 | 5.45 trips per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 5.55 trips per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.87 trips per person | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 5.03 trips per person | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 5.23 trips per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.29 trips per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.54 trips per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 6.05 trips per person | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 5.95 trips per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.77 trips per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 6.12 trips per person | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.61 trips per person | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 7.01 trips per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.66 trips per person | -76.3% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 1.66 trips per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9436 trips per person, 1.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 1.66 trips per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3556 trips per person, 4.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita 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 | -76.3% | 7.01 trips per person | 1.66 trips per person |
| 2006 | +54.2% | 3.33 trips per person | 5.14 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.94 trips per person | 3.33 trips per person | 8.54 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 trips per person | 5.03 trips per person | 7.01 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 trips per person | 1.66 trips per person | 1.66 trips per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
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- 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)
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- 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, per capita in Cayman Islands?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Cayman Islands was 1.66 trips per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.54 trips per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Cayman Islands ranks 30th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.