Travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Travel services was 85.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1978–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 85.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 100.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 2021.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 12th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 100.0% | — |
| 1979 | 93.4% | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 94.4% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 92.4% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 88.2% | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 81.7% | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 91.1% | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 74.6% | -18.2% |
| 1987 | 78.6% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 75.9% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 74.6% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 71.5% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 66.0% | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 73.5% | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 72.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 72.4% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 66.8% | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 70.9% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 69.3% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 67.3% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 82.4% | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | +34.2% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 85.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.7%, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 85.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.9%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +34.2% | 59.5% | 79.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.7% | 93.4% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 84.6% | 74.6% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 66.0% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 81.9% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 84.8% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 59.5% | 85.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
More private sector data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Merchandise trade 43.5% (2025)
- Food imports 26.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 509.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 72.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 26.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 37.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 370.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -35.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 85.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2021.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for travel services?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.