International tourism, expenditures in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: International tourism, expenditures was 3.9% 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 % of total imports.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 3.9% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.7% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
That places Saint Lucia 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
International tourism, expenditures in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.7% | — |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -56.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 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 3.9% 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 9.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Saint Lucia ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. 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 (% 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.