Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 14.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia is 14.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Saint Lucia peaked at 41.3% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2021.
Saint Lucia ranks 128th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 32.5% | — |
| 1977 | 35.7% | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 41.3% | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 31.3% | -24.1% |
| 1980 | 28.9% | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 33.0% | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 33.9% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 34.6% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 38.1% | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 27.0% | -29.7% |
| 1987 | 25.4% | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 20.1% | -20.7% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | +19.5% |
| 1991 | 23.5% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 24.7% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -34.7% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +37.6% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | +22.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 14.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 64% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 14.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.2% | 31.3% | 41.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 29.8% | 18.2% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 21.5% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 14.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.8% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 8.0% | 14.9% | 6 |
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 travel services in Saint Lucia?
- Travel services in Saint Lucia was 14.9% 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 Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 1978.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for travel services?
- Saint Lucia ranks 128th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.