214 countries and territories189 of 193 UN membersmonthly to 2026-09back to 1926
Monthly arrivals, nights, spend since 2016, with 7 worked statistics. Latest 2026-09, 1 month behind.
Curaçao recorded 63,565 visitor arrivals in September 2026, up 18.4% on the same month a year earlier and standing at 195.5% of the September 2019 level. The figure is the highest for this calendar month on record. It marks 36 months in a row above the year before, with the year to date up 10.5% on the same months a year earlier. September also sat 27.6% above the average of the three years before.
Recent months have also run above prior year levels. August 2026 saw 66,187 arrivals, up 9.2% on a year, while July 2026 reached 75,368, up 12.6% and at 202.3% of 2019. June 2026 stood at 62,867, up 9.5%, May 2026 at 65,144, up 10.4%, and April 2026 at 75,332, up 10.5%. The best month on record remains December 2025, with 80,891 arrivals.
Curaçao ranked first by year on year change among three regional countries with this month. Rival readings diverged: Sint Maarten was up 19.1% in December 2025, Turks and Caicos up 13.8% in June 2026, Panama up 14.2% in June 2026, and Bolivia up 47.4% in July 2026. Barbados fell 7.5% in April 2026 and Costa Rica fell 2.4% in September 2026. Jet fuel stood at $4.39 a gallon, up 110.1% on a year. Forecasts point to gains of 13.1% in October 2026, 14.4% in November 2026, and 12.1% in December 2026.
At a glance
| Latest month | September 2026 |
| Visitor arrivals | 63,565 |
| On a year | +18.4% |
| Against September 2019 | 195.5% |
| Year to date, on a year | +10.5% |
| Growth rank in Americas | 1 of 3 |
| Best month on record | December 2025 |
| Trust grade | A, 100 |
GET /v1/countries/CW/briefAnalystStayover visitor arrivals to Curacao, and the change on a year
Curaçao against its rivals
GET /v1/compare?country=CWDeveloper| Country | Latest | Figure | On a year | Vs 2019 | Year to date | Rivalry with Curaçao |
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The last six months
| Month | Visitor arrivals | On a year | Vs 2019 | Vs 3-year average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 63,565 | +18.4% | 195.5% | +27.6% |
| Aug 2026 | 66,187 | +9.2% | 170.0% | +18.1% |
| Jul 2026 | 75,368 | +12.6% | 202.3% | +27.9% |
| Jun 2026 | 62,867 | +9.5% | 185.3% | +24.2% |
| May 2026 | 65,144 | +10.4% | 179.0% | +24.9% |
| Apr 2026 | 75,332 | +10.5% | 187.0% | +29.4% |
The next three months
Each country's own model, remade every night as figures arrive, with an 80% range. The first month is free to see; the rest come with Intel.
Who Curaçao competes with for visitors
Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.
Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/CW/rivals, on Developer and up.
Top origin markets, share of arrivals
What is held for Curaçao
| Measure | Frequency | Breakdown | Series | From | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrivals | Monthly | Total | 1 | 2016-01 | 2026-09 |
| Arrivals | Monthly | Origin | 37 | 2016-01 | 2026-09 |
| Spend | Quarterly | Total | 8 | 2010-Q4 | 2023-Q4 |
| Spend | Quarterly | Purpose | 2 | 2014-Q1 | 2023-Q4 |
| Spend | Annual | Total | 8 | 2011 | 2023 |
| Spend | Annual | Purpose | 2 | 2011 | 2023 |
Monthly arrivals: 97.7% of months held since 2016, 3 missing and being looked for. See every month
Get Curaçao in one call
# every arrivals month, Developer plan curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=CW" \ -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY" # the whole country in one file, Intel plan curl -o cw.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/CW.csv" \ -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"