Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 138.83 million current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Saint Lucia, 2014–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Saint Lucia stood at 138.83 million current US$. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 110.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Saint Lucia peaked at 138.83 million current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.83 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 149th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 66.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2015 | 76.00 million current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 78.00 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 84.00 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 87.00 million current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 92.00 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 26.83 million current US$ | -70.8% |
| 2021 | 41.53 million current US$ | +54.8% |
| 2022 | 92.76 million current US$ | +123.3% |
| 2023 | 115.31 million current US$ | +24.3% |
| 2024 | 138.83 million current US$ | +20.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 138.83 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.09 billion current US$, 13% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 138.83 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 704.23 million current US$, 20% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.50 million current US$ | 66.00 million current US$ | 92.00 million current US$ | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.05 million current US$ | 26.83 million current US$ | 138.83 million current US$ | 5 |
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Saint Lucia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Saint Lucia was 138.83 million current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 138.83 million current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.83 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Saint Lucia ranks 149th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.