CTO Quarterly Statistical Review 

March 2026

In 2025, regional tourism survived global economic uncertainty, extra-regional conflicts and tensions, and hurricane-related disruptions. International tourist arrivals for the year reached an estimated 35.0 million in the Caribbean, growing by 9.6% over the 34.2 million received in 2024.

The region sought to build on that momentum during the first quarter of 2026, amid further global turmoil and uncertainty driven by the significant military escalation against Venezuela on January 4, and an ongoing war since February in Iran that raised fuel prices, increasing costs, including travel and transportation, worldwide.

December 2025

International tourist arrivals in the Caribbean grew by 2.5% in 2025, reaching an estimated 35.0 million or 0.9 million more tourists than in 2024. This result aligned with expectations and meant that regional stay-over visitors surpassed the 2019 benchmark figure by 9.6%, thus, confirming a continued post-pandemic recovery.

The performance of the regional tourism sector showed the resilience and stability of the industry even in challenging times. During the year, there were many setbacks including economic uncertainty in key source markets driven by changing US trade policies and inflation concerns, geopolitical conflicts and tensions, and a late-season hurricane disruption in the last quarter.

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