International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) was 88.8% in 2018. ▬ Flat
International tourism, receipts in Saint Lucia, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 88.8% for international tourism, receipts in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Saint Lucia peaked at 88.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2010.
That places Saint Lucia 2nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 60.6% | — |
| 1996 | 67.1% | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 70.5% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 72.6% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 71.1% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 74.1% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 69.7% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | -33.8% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +100.7% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | +5.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 88.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 17.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 88.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 10.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +100.7% | 42.1% | 84.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 60.6% | 72.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 42.4% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 39.7% | 88.8% | 9 |
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, receipts in Saint Lucia?
- International tourism, receipts in Saint Lucia was 88.8% in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2010.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Saint Lucia ranks 2nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.