Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Curacao
Curacao: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 1.03 billion current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Curacao, 1995–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 1.03 billion current US$ for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Curacao peaked at 1.03 billion current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 175.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Curacao 111th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Curacao, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 175.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 186.00 million current US$ | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 201.00 million current US$ | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 261.00 million current US$ | +29.9% |
| 1999 | 260.00 million current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 227.00 million current US$ | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 271.00 million current US$ | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 217.00 million current US$ | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 223.00 million current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 224.00 million current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 244.00 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 277.00 million current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 329.00 million current US$ | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 383.00 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 378.00 million current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 438.00 million current US$ | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 540.00 million current US$ | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 676.00 million current US$ | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 778.00 million current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 820.00 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 712.00 million current US$ | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 644.00 million current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 572.00 million current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 604.00 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 706.00 million current US$ | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 282.51 million current US$ | -60.0% |
| 2021 | 553.16 million current US$ | +95.8% |
| 2022 | 995.08 million current US$ | +79.9% |
| 2023 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 1.03 billion current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion current US$, 17% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 1.03 billion current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 billion current US$, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +95.8% | 282.51 million current US$ | 553.16 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 216.60 million current US$ | 175.00 million current US$ | 261.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 277.30 million current US$ | 217.00 million current US$ | 383.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 649.00 million current US$ | 438.00 million current US$ | 820.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 714.69 million current US$ | 282.51 million current US$ | 1.03 billion current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 108 Cuba 1.05 billion current US$ compare
- 109 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.05 billion current US$ compare
- 110 Laos 1.05 billion current US$ compare
- 112 Seychelles 1.02 billion current US$ compare
- 113 United States Virgin Islands 1.00 billion current US$ compare
- 114 Moldova 933.16 million current US$ compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Land area in square kilometers, per capita 0.0029 sq. km per person (2023)
- Land area in hectares, per square kilometre 100 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Curacao?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Curacao was 1.03 billion current US$ in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 billion current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 175.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Curacao rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- Curacao ranks 111th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, local transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.