Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 20.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
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 imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 20.2%.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 42.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2021.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 97th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 39.4% | — |
| 1979 | 38.7% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 36.9% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 39.1% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 37.3% | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 42.0% | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 37.1% | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 41.3% | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 16.2% | -60.8% |
| 1987 | 16.5% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 11.5% | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | +55.5% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -37.3% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +83.6% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +17.0% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | +22.6% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | -9.1% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 20.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 87% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 20.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 | +83.6% | 8.4% | 15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.1% | 38.7% | 39.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 29.8% | 15.8% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 10.2% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 16.5% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 8.4% | 22.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 94 South Sudan 21.2% compare
- 95 North Macedonia 20.8% compare
- 96 Marshall Islands 20.3% compare
- 98 Cambodia 20.2% compare
- 99 Israel 20.1% compare
- 100 Slovakia 20.1% compare
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)
- Commercial service imports 209.19 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 72.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 26.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 37.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 380.27 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 370.28 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 20.2% 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 42.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2021.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for travel services?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 97th 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 up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.