International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 1.26 billion current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Caribbean Small States, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Caribbean Small States is 1.26 billion current US$, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Caribbean Small States peaked at 1.32 billion current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 617.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Caribbean Small States ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 617.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 715.00 million current US$ | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 755.00 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 786.00 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 892.00 million current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 943.00 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 935.00 million current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 981.00 million current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 955.00 million current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 1.10 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 1.10 billion current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.14 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.01 billion current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 906.00 million current US$ | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 861.00 million current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 927.10 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.04 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 929.10 million current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 billion current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.21 billion current US$ | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 1.32 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 1.27 billion current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.26 billion current US$ | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 753.00 million current US$ | 617.00 million current US$ | 892.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.01 billion current US$ | 906.00 million current US$ | 1.14 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 billion current US$ | 861.00 million current US$ | 1.32 billion current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 41 Argentina 2.35 billion current US$ compare
- 42 Ireland 2.33 billion current US$ compare
- 43 Libya 2.04 billion current US$ compare
- 44 Venezuela 1.81 billion current US$ compare
- 45 Israel 1.80 billion current US$ compare
- 46 Bahrain 1.72 billion current US$ compare
- 47 Lebanon 1.67 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 31.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,590 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Caribbean Small States?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Caribbean Small States was 1.26 billion current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 billion current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 617.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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 for travel items (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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.