International tourism, number of arrivals in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: International tourism, number of arrivals was 432,500 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in Saint Lucia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of arrivals in Saint Lucia stood at 432,500.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.5% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.22 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 407,000, in 1995.
That places Saint Lucia 135th out of 201 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 407,000 | — |
| 1996 | 422,000 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 563,000 | +33.4% |
| 1998 | 629,000 | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 666,000 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 727,000 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 747,000 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 648,000 | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 683,000 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 791,000 | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 720,000 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 670,000 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 905,000 | +35.1% |
| 2008 | 925,000 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 982,000 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 984,000 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 950,000 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 889,000 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 921,000 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 987,000 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 948,000 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 1.17 million | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.22 million | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 432,500 | -64.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 432,500 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 778,000, 56% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 432,500 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 938,000, 46% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, number of arrivals in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -64.5% | 1.22 million | 432,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 537,400 | 407,000 | 666,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 779,800 | 648,000 | 982,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 889,000 | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 432,500 | 432,500 | 432,500 | 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)
- Commercial service imports 671.73 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.6% (2020)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2020)
- Merchandise exports 85.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 471.83 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of arrivals in Saint Lucia?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in Saint Lucia was 432,500 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 407,000 in 1995.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Saint Lucia ranks 135th out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.