Puerto Rico: Medical tourism profile
Overview
| Inbound medical tourism 2019 | Under 1,000 |
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| Inbound medical tourism 2021 | Login to view |
| Inbound health and wellness | Login to view |
| Outbound medical tourism | Login to view |
| Tourists 2019 | 1.6 million |
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| Tourists 2021 | Login to view |
| Population 2021 | 2.83 million |
| Diaspora | Login to view |
Puerto Rico is part of the United States, so no passport is required for travel for US citizens to it or for locals to go to US states.
Inbound
Medical tourism numbers in
In 2015 the government claimed that 15,000 medical tourists go to Puerto Rico every year, spending an average of $10,000. Family members or friends who make the trip with the patients represent a further economic injection of almost $1,000 each in spending on lodging, meals and transportation.
Outbound
Medical tourism numbers out
A few thousand.
Environment
Medical tourism promotion
The Economic Development and Commerce department of Puerto Rico promotes it as a medical tourism destination, especially among the Hispanic population of the Caribbean and the U.S. East Coast, the main target for medical care including dental treatment, liposuction and weight-loss surgery at prices far lower than in the USA.
Discover Puerto Rico does not promote medical tourism.
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