Tourism on the Turks and Caicos Islands
the Turks and Caicos Islands recorded a total of 416,400 tourists in 2017, ranking 143rd 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 11.06 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 721.00 million US Dollar in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 70.53 percent of its the gross domestic product.
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Development of the tourism sector on the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1995 to 2017
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 countries in Caribbean.
Revenues in tourism
In 2014, tourism revenues amounted to 599.00 million USD, or about 72.70 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 357,000 tourists at that time and roughly 1,678 USD per person. Within 2 years, the country's dependence on tourism has increased slightly. In the last year of the survey, the revenue now amounts to 721.00 million USD, accounting for 75.87 percent of the gross national product. Each visitor now spends an average of 1,588 USD for his holiday on the Turks and Caicos Islands.Annual receipts as percentage of the gross national product:
All data for the Turks and Caicos Islands in detail
| Year | Number of tourists | Receipts | % of GNP | Expences per person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 79,000 | 53.00 m $ | 671 $ | |
| 1996 | 88,000 | 99.00 m $ | 1,125 $ | |
| 1997 | 93,000 | 113.00 m $ | 1,215 $ | |
| 1998 | 111,000 | 157.00 m $ | 1,414 $ | |
| 1999 | 121,000 | 238.00 m $ | 1,967 $ | |
| 2000 | 152,000 | 285.00 m $ | 1,875 $ | |
| 2001 | 166,000 | 311.00 m $ | 1,873 $ | |
| 2002 | 155,000 | 292.00 m $ | 1,884 $ | |
| 2003 | 164,000 | |||
| 2004 | 173,000 | |||
| 2005 | 176,000 | |||
| 2006 | 248,000 | |||
| 2007 | 265,000 | |||
| 2008 | 352,000 | |||
| 2009 | 351,000 | |||
| 2010 | 281,000 | |||
| 2011 | 354,000 | |||
| 2012 | 291,700 | |||
| 2013 | 290,600 | |||
| 2014 | 357,000 | 599.00 m $ | 72.70 % | 1,678 $ |
| 2015 | 386,000 | 634.00 m $ | 70.96 % | 1,642 $ |
| 2016 | 454,000 | 721.00 m $ | 75.87 % | 1,588 $ |
| 2017 | 416,400 |
All data correspond to the information of the World Tourism Organization.