Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Cayman Islands, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2023.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Cayman Islands peaked at 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Cayman Islands ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +72.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 33 Saint Lucia 0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Dominica 0.053 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Iceland 0.0528 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Seychelles 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 United Arab Emirates 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Kiribati 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Cayman Islands?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Cayman Islands was 0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Cayman Islands ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.