International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 21.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2007–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) recorded 21.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.7% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 120.00 million current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 83.40 million current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 88.10 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 104.00 million current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 105.00 million current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 112.00 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 120.00 million current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 114.00 million current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 117.00 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 118.00 million current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 114.00 million current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 100.00 million current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 77.00 million current US$ | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 77.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.00 million current US$ | -72.7% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 21.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 2% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 21.00 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.00 million current US$, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -72.7% | 77.00 million current US$ | 21.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.83 million current US$ | 83.40 million current US$ | 104.00 million current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 105.40 million current US$ | 77.00 million current US$ | 120.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.00 million current US$ | 21.00 million current US$ | 21.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 178 Palau 23.30 million current US$ compare
- 179 Belize 22.04 million current US$ compare
- 180 Vanuatu 22.00 million current US$ compare
- 182 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.00 million current US$ compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.00 million current US$ compare
- 183 Sudan 13.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Merchandise trade 80.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 221.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,032 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1171 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 29,643 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6897 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 29,666 current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- International tourism, expenditures in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 21.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 120.00 million current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.