Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Cayman Islands, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Cayman Islands peaked at 0.1647 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Cayman Islands 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.1212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 0.1077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -83.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1237.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 | +1237.0% | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1008 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | -83.6% | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -71.7% | 0.1622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 30 Georgia 0.1428 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 French Polynesia 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Barbados 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Portugal 0.1127 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 El Salvador 0.1125 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Qatar 0.1091 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Cayman Islands?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Cayman Islands was 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1647 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Cayman Islands ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.