International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 13.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 13.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 69.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 42.00 million current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 5.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.00 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 6.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.00 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 9.00 million current US$ | +28.6% |
| 2001 | 8.00 million current US$ | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 8.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 11.00 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 14.00 million current US$ | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 12.00 million current US$ | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 15.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 11.00 million current US$ | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 13.00 million current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 14.00 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 15.00 million current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 16.00 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 39.00 million current US$ | +143.8% |
| 2015 | 37.00 million current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 37.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.00 million current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 41.00 million current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 42.00 million current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 13.00 million current US$ | -69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.80 million current US$ | 5.00 million current US$ | 7.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.60 million current US$ | 8.00 million current US$ | 15.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.60 million current US$ | 13.00 million current US$ | 42.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.00 million current US$ | 13.00 million current US$ | 13.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 173 Djibouti 14.90 million current US$ compare
- 174 Palau 13.70 million current US$ compare
- 176 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.00 million current US$ compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 9.50 million current US$ compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Merchandise trade 37.5% (2025)
- Food imports 25.4% (2017)
- Manufactures imports 71.1% (2017)
- Merchandise imports 410.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 86.4% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 34.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 724.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 13.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 42.00 million current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.