Expenditure of international tourism fell 16.7% to USD 893 mil in Puerto Rico in 2018, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Puerto Rico reached an all time high of USD 1,761 mil in 2008 and an all time low of USD 893 mil in 2018. When compared to Puerto Rico's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Dominican Republic amounted to USD 957 mil, USD 599 mil in Haiti, USD 503 mil in Jamaica and USD 172,549 mil in USA in 2018.
Puerto Rico has been ranked 94th within the group of 158 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 36 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Canada | USD mil | 34,444 | 30,271 | 28,936 | 31,811 | 33,581 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 168 | 191 | 194 | 271 | 284 | ... | |||||||||
| China | USD mil | 227,344 | 249,831 | 250,112 | 257,875 | 277,345 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Cuba | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dominican Republic | USD mil | 717 | 803 | 882 | 940 | 1,006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | USD mil | 475 | 503 | 503 | 485 | 599 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | USD mil | 457 | 413 | 413 | 455 | 505 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | USD mil | 28,609 | 23,252 | 25,968 | 25,774 | 28,097 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD mil | 12,556 | 12,668 | 12,823 | 13,647 | 14,074 | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | USD mil | 1,094 | 983 | 1,059 | 1,072 | 893 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| USA | USD mil | 140,228 | 144,669 | 147,640 | 158,287 | 176,818 |
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