Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Saint Lucia, 2014–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2015 | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 30 Luxembourg 0.0561 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Singapore 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Dominica 0.053 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Iceland 0.0528 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Cayman Islands 0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Saint Lucia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Saint Lucia was 0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Saint Lucia ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.