Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 20.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Caribbean Small States, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Caribbean Small States is 20.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Caribbean Small States peaked at 39.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2020.
That places Caribbean Small States 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20.4% | — |
| 1977 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 22.7% | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 21.9% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 25.2% | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 26.1% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 27.3% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 29.6% | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 29.4% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 26.3% | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 29.6% | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 32.9% | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 27.5% | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 26.9% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 24.9% | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 23.5% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 27.9% | +22.8% |
| 1996 | 34.0% | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 29.1% | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 31.2% | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | -29.3% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -37.6% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +31.4% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -65.0% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +40.8% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +60.9% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.3% | 20.0% | 22.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 27.6% | 22.3% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 22.8% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 21.6% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 9.5% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 6.2% | 20.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More private sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 31.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 20.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 44.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 30.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 15.97 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,590 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Caribbean Small States?
- Travel services in Caribbean Small States was 20.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2020.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for travel services?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.