Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 9,483 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in United States Virgin Islands, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in United States Virgin Islands is 9,483 current US$ per person, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 46.9% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 13,966 current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6,454 current US$ per person, in 2020.
That places United States Virgin Islands 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7,624 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 7,225 current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 8,250 current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 8,670 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 8,794 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 11,101 current US$ per person | +26.2% |
| 2001 | 11,368 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 11,013 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 11,585 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 12,502 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 13,204 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 13,546 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 13,966 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 10,674 current US$ per person | -23.6% |
| 2009 | 9,418 current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 11,287 current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 10,361 current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 11,184 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 10,811 current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 12,226 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 12,292 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12,491 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 11,204 current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 9,280 current US$ per person | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 9,665 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 6,454 current US$ per person | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 9,483 current US$ per person | +46.9% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 9,483 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 5.5× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 9,483 current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 997.93 current US$ per person, 9.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,113 current US$ per person | 7,225 current US$ per person | 8,794 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 11,838 current US$ per person | 9,418 current US$ per person | 13,966 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,080 current US$ per person | 9,280 current US$ per person | 12,491 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,969 current US$ per person | 6,454 current US$ per person | 9,483 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 9 Cayman Islands 11,547 current US$ per person compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 11,253 current US$ per person compare
- 11 Luxembourg 9,865 current US$ per person compare
- 13 Maldives 9,102 current US$ per person compare
- 14 Seychelles 8,502 current US$ per person compare
- 15 Iceland 8,341 current US$ per person compare
More reference data data for United States Virgin Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in United States Virgin Islands?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in United States Virgin Islands was 9,483 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 13,966 current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,454 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.