International tourism, receipts for travel items in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 11.58 billion current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Caribbean Small States, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Caribbean Small States is 11.58 billion current US$, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Caribbean Small States peaked at 11.58 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.96 billion current US$, in 1995.
That places Caribbean Small States 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.96 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 4.22 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 4.42 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 4.51 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.86 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 5.12 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 4.77 billion current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 4.84 billion current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.28 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 5.72 billion current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 6.30 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 6.79 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 7.24 billion current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 7.18 billion current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6.70 billion current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 7.03 billion current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 7.04 billion current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.20 billion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 7.32 billion current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 9.07 billion current US$ | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 9.61 billion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 10.39 billion current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 10.73 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 11.58 billion current US$ | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.39 billion current US$ | 3.96 billion current US$ | 4.86 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.99 billion current US$ | 4.77 billion current US$ | 7.24 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.88 billion current US$ | 7.03 billion current US$ | 11.58 billion current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 36 Indonesia 3.31 billion current US$ compare
- 37 Hungary 3.23 billion current US$ compare
- 38 Brazil 3.04 billion current US$ compare
- 39 Malaysia 3.00 billion current US$ compare
- 40 Russia 2.85 billion current US$ compare
- 41 Hong Kong 2.84 billion current US$ compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 2.67 billion current US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Caribbean Small States?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Caribbean Small States was 11.58 billion current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 11.58 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.