Tourism on the Turks and Caicos Islands
the Turks and Caicos Islands recorded a total of 2 m tourists in 2019, ranking 116th in the world in absolute terms.That smaller countries regularly perform lower in a comparison of the absolute number of guests, is obvious. By putting the tourist numbers in relation to the population of the Turks and Caicos Islands, the result is much more comparable picture: With 41.30 tourists per resident, the Turks and Caicos Islands ranked 5th in the world. In Caribbean, it ranked 2nd.
The Turks and Caicos Islands generated around 787.00 m US Dollar in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 85.12 percent of its the gross domestic product and approximately 3 percent of all international tourism receipts in Caribbean.
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On average, each of the tourists arriving in 2018 spent about 471 US Dollars.
Development of the tourism sector on the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1995 to 2019
The following chart shows the number of tourist arrivals registered on the Turks and Caicos Islands each year. Anyone who spends at least one night in the country but does not live there for more than 12 months is considered a tourist. Insofar as the survey included the purpose of the trip, business trips and other non-tourism travel purposes have already been excluded. The number of people passing through within the same day, and e.g. crew members of ships or flights are also not considered as tourists in most countries. If the same person travels in and out more than once within the same year, each visit counts again.The red line represents the average of all 21 countries in Caribbean.
Revenues in tourism
In 2014, tourism revenues amounted to 584.00 m USD, or about 69.44 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 1.33 m tourists at that time and roughly 439 USD per person. Within 4 years, the country's dependence on tourism has increased slightly. In the last year of the survey, the revenue now amounts to 787.00 m USD, accounting for 70.70 percent of the gross national product. Each visitor now spends an average of 538 USD for his holiday on the Turks and Caicos Islands.
All data for the Turks and Caicos Islands in detail
| Year | Number | Receipts | % of GNP | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.60 m | |||
| 2018 | 1.46 m | 787.00 m $ | 70.70 % | 538 $ |
| 2017 | 1.24 m | 571.00 m $ | 55.85 % | 459 $ |
| 2016 | 1.30 m | 706.00 m $ | 68.38 % | 545 $ |
| 2015 | 1.32 m | 619.00 m $ | 65.71 % | 470 $ |
| 2014 | 1.33 m | 584.00 m $ | 69.44 % | 439 $ |
| 2013 | 1.07 m | |||
| 2012 | 968,000 | |||
| 2011 | 1.01 m | |||
| 2010 | 899,000 | |||
| 2009 | 865,000 | |||
| 2008 | 757,000 | |||
| 2007 | 265,000 | |||
| 2006 | 248,000 | |||
| 2005 | 176,000 | |||
| 2004 | 173,000 | |||
| 2003 | 164,000 | |||
| 2002 | 155,000 | 292.00 m $ | 1,884 $ | |
| 2001 | 166,000 | 311.00 m $ | 1,873 $ | |
| 2000 | 152,000 | 285.00 m $ | 1,875 $ | |
| 1999 | 121,000 | 238.00 m $ | 1,967 $ | |
| 1998 | 111,000 | 157.00 m $ | 1,414 $ | |
| 1997 | 93,000 | 113.00 m $ | 1,215 $ | |
| 1996 | 88,000 | 99.00 m $ | 1,125 $ | |
| 1995 | 79,000 | 53.00 m $ | 671 $ |
All data correspond to the information of the World Tourism Organization.
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