International tourist trips per 1000 people in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: International tourist trips per 1000 people was 1,991 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1,991
Change on year
up 78.6%
World rank
37th
of 203 countries
All-time high
2,386
in 2019
All-time low
733.2
in 2020
Years of data
28
1995–2022

International tourist trips per 1000 people in Saint Lucia, 1995–2022

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1995200820221995: 1.6k1996: 1.6k1997: 1.6k1998: 1.6k1999: 1.7k2000: 1.7k2001: 1.6k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.7k2004: 1.8k2005: 1.9k2006: 1.8k2007: 1.7k2008: 1.8k2009: 1.6k2010: 1.8k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.8k2014: 1.9k2015: 2.0k2016: 2.0k2017: 2.2k2018: 2.2k2019: 2.4k2020: 733.22021: 1.1k2022: 2.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, international tourist trips per 1000 people in Saint Lucia stood at 1,991.

The figure is up 78.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, international tourist trips per 1000 people in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,386 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 733.2, in 2020.

Saint Lucia ranks 37th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

International tourist trips per 1000 people in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for International tourist trips per 1000 people in Saint Lucia, 1995 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1995 1,558 —
1996 1,569 +0.7%
1997 1,625 +3.6%
1998 1,629 +0.2%
1999 1,685 +3.4%
2000 1,702 +1.0%
2001 1,560 -8.3%
2002 1,565 +0.3%
2003 1,700 +8.6%
2004 1,814 +6.8%
2005 1,922 +5.9%
2006 1,818 -5.4%
2007 1,711 -5.9%
2008 1,753 +2.5%
2009 1,636 -6.7%
2010 1,790 +9.4%
2011 1,816 +1.4%
2012 1,779 -2.0%
2013 1,840 +3.4%
2014 1,941 +5.5%
2015 1,972 +1.6%
2016 1,981 +0.4%
2017 2,189 +10.5%
2018 2,231 +1.9%
2019 2,386 +7.0%
2020 733.2 -69.3%
2021 1,115 +52.0%
2022 1,991 +78.6%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 1,991 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 209.18, 9.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 1,991 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 573.59, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where International tourist trips per 1000 people 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +78.6% 1,115 1,991
2020 -69.3% 2,386 733.2
2021 +52.0% 733.2 1,115

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,613 1,558 1,685 5
2000s 1,718 1,560 1,922 10
2010s 1,993 1,779 2,386 10
2020s 1,280 733.2 1,991 3

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 34 Singapore 2,233 compare
  2. 35 Ireland 2,220 compare
  3. 36 Northern Mariana Islands 2,085 compare
  4. 38 Spain 1,957 compare
  5. 39 Iceland 1,873 compare
  6. 40 Guadeloupe 1,770 compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is international tourist trips per 1000 people in Saint Lucia?
International tourist trips per 1000 people in Saint Lucia was 1,991 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest international tourist trips per 1000 people recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 2,386 in 2019.
What is the lowest international tourist trips per 1000 people recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 733.2 in 2020.
How does Saint Lucia rank for international tourist trips per 1000 people?
Saint Lucia ranks 37th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
Is international tourist trips per 1000 people rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of International tourist trips per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
International tourist trips per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 5,187 data points, 1995–2024
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