International tourism, number of arrivals in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: International tourism, number of arrivals was 83,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in British Virgin Islands, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 83,000 for international tourism, number of arrivals in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 72.6% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in British Virgin Islands peaked at 408,000 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83,000, in 2020.
That places British Virgin Islands 177th out of 201 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 219,000 | — |
| 1996 | 244,000 | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 244,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 279,000 | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 284,000 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 272,000 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 296,000 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 282,000 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 278,000 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 304,000 | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 337,000 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 356,000 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 358,000 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 346,000 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 309,000 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 330,000 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 338,000 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 351,000 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 366,000 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 386,000 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 393,000 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 408,000 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 335,000 | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 192,000 | -42.7% |
| 2019 | 302,400 | +57.5% |
| 2020 | 83,000 | -72.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 254,000 | 219,000 | 284,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 313,800 | 272,000 | 358,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 340,140 | 192,000 | 408,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,000 | 83,000 | 83,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 174 Central African Republic 87,000 compare
- 175 Guyana 86,400 compare
- 176 Niger 85,000 compare
- 178 Vanuatu 82,400 compare
- 179 Timor-Leste 74,800 compare
- 180 Sierra Leone 71,000 compare
More private sector data for British Virgin Islands
- Export unit value index 84.3 2015 = 100 (2024)
- Import unit value index 141.7 2015 = 100 (2024)
- Import value index 137.8 2015 = 100 (2024)
- Export value index 56.1 2015 = 100 (2024)
- Import volume index 97.3 2015 = 100 (2024)
- Export volume index 66.5 2015 = 100 (2024)
- Net barter terms of trade index 59.5 2015 = 100 (2024)
- International tourism, receipts 484.00 million current US$ (2015)
- International tourism, number of departures 139,000 (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of arrivals in British Virgin Islands?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in British Virgin Islands was 83,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 408,000 in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,000 in 2020.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 177th out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands 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, number of arrivals. 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 inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.