Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 11,547 current US$ per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Cayman Islands, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 11,547 current US$ per person for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in 2023.
That represents a change of up 23.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Cayman Islands peaked at 14,463 current US$ per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 651.54 current US$ per person, in 2021.
That places Cayman Islands 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12,033 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 10,778 current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 14,096 current US$ per person | +30.8% |
| 1998 | 14,463 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 13,713 current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 14,090 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 14,237 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 14,278 current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 11,790 current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 11,532 current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 7,609 current US$ per person | -34.0% |
| 2006 | 10,553 current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 2007 | 9,681 current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 10,127 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 8,704 current US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 8,595 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 8,488 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8,559 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8,524 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 9,392 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 11,031 current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 11,220 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 12,892 current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 13,815 current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 14,318 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 3,778 current US$ per person | -73.6% |
| 2021 | 651.54 current US$ per person | -82.8% |
| 2022 | 9,365 current US$ per person | +1337.3% |
| 2023 | 11,547 current US$ per person | +23.3% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 11,547 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 6.7× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 11,547 current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 997.93 current US$ per person, 11.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1337.3% | 651.54 current US$ per person | 9,365 current US$ per person |
| 2021 | -82.8% | 3,778 current US$ per person | 651.54 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | -73.6% | 14,318 current US$ per person | 3,778 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,017 current US$ per person | 10,778 current US$ per person | 14,463 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 11,260 current US$ per person | 7,609 current US$ per person | 14,278 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,684 current US$ per person | 8,488 current US$ per person | 14,318 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,335 current US$ per person | 651.54 current US$ per person | 11,547 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 6 British Virgin Islands 14,030 current US$ per person compare
- 7 Bahamas 13,814 current US$ per person compare
- 8 Malta 11,570 current US$ per person compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 11,253 current US$ per person compare
- 11 Luxembourg 9,865 current US$ per person compare
- 12 United States Virgin Islands 9,483 current US$ per person 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Cayman Islands?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Cayman Islands was 11,547 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 14,463 current US$ per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 651.54 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Cayman Islands ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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.
About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.