Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 1.05 billion current US$ in 2023. ▬ Flat
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2007–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is 1.05 billion current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 1.05 billion current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 243.75 million current US$, in 2020.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 109th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 665.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 667.00 million current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 619.00 million current US$ | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 681.00 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 729.00 million current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 854.00 million current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 871.00 million current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 922.00 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 913.00 million current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 871.00 million current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 646.00 million current US$ | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 468.00 million current US$ | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 708.00 million current US$ | +51.3% |
| 2020 | 243.75 million current US$ | -65.6% |
| 2021 | 499.36 million current US$ | +104.9% |
| 2022 | 974.13 million current US$ | +95.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1.05 billion current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion current US$, 17% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1.05 billion current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 billion current US$, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +104.9% | 243.75 million current US$ | 499.36 million current US$ |
| 2022 | +95.1% | 499.36 million current US$ | 974.13 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 650.33 million current US$ | 619.00 million current US$ | 667.00 million current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 766.30 million current US$ | 468.00 million current US$ | 922.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 691.43 million current US$ | 243.75 million current US$ | 1.05 billion current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
More reference data data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Consumer price index 116.64 2010 = 100 (2017)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0058 metric tons per person (2024)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.5% (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 80.8% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.4% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 1.05 billion current US$ in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 billion current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 243.75 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 109th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, local transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.