Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 1.96 trips per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Saint Lucia, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 1.96 trips per person for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 79.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 2.3 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.717 trips per person, in 2020.
Saint Lucia ranks 23rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.5 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 1.5 trips per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.55 trips per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.56 trips per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.61 trips per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.61 trips per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.62 trips per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.74 trips per person | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 1.83 trips per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.74 trips per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.65 trips per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.68 trips per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.55 trips per person | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.71 trips per person | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7 trips per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.69 trips per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.75 trips per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.86 trips per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.9 trips per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.92 trips per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.1 trips per person | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 2.14 trips per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.3 trips per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.717 trips per person | -68.8% |
| 2021 | 1.09 trips per person | +52.6% |
| 2022 | 1.96 trips per person | +79.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.96 trips per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1566 trips per person, 12.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.96 trips per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3556 trips per person, 5.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +79.4% | 1.09 trips per person | 1.96 trips per person |
| 2020 | -68.8% | 2.3 trips per person | 0.717 trips per person |
| 2021 | +52.6% | 0.717 trips per person | 1.09 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 trips per person | 1.5 trips per person | 1.61 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.68 trips per person | 1.55 trips per person | 1.83 trips per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.91 trips per person | 1.69 trips per person | 2.3 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 trips per person | 0.717 trips per person | 1.96 trips per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Saint Lucia was 1.96 trips per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.717 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 23rd out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.