International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 28.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Saint Lucia, 2014–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Saint Lucia is 28.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 69.6% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Saint Lucia ranks 177th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 66.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2015 | 76.00 million current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 78.00 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 84.00 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 85.00 million current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 92.00 million current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 28.00 million current US$ | -69.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 28.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 8% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 28.00 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.00 million current US$, 10% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.17 million current US$ | 66.00 million current US$ | 92.00 million current US$ | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.00 million current US$ | 28.00 million current US$ | 28.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More private sector data for Saint Lucia
- Merchandise trade 41.2% (2025)
- Food imports 27.6% (2020)
- Manufactures imports 57.0% (2020)
- Merchandise imports 1.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.6% (2020)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2020)
- Merchandise exports 85.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 471.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Saint Lucia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Saint Lucia was 28.00 million current US$ 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Saint Lucia ranks 177th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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About this data
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.