International tourism, expenditures in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: International tourism, expenditures was 5.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Caribbean Small States, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, expenditures in Caribbean Small States stood at 5.7%.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Caribbean Small States peaked at 9.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2013.
That places Caribbean Small States 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.1% | — |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.0% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
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 in Caribbean Small States?
- International tourism, expenditures in Caribbean Small States was 5.7% in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2013.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.