Maldives vs Saint Lucia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
Maldives
68.0%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
53.2%
in 2024
Maldives rank
3rd
Saint Lucia rank
6th
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP over time
- Maldives
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 68.0% against 53.2% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 14.8%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Saint Lucia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 3rd and Saint Lucia ranks 6th of 191 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp, Maldives or Saint Lucia?
- Maldives, at 68.0% against 53.2% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp between Maldives and Saint Lucia?
- 14.8%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saint Lucia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Saint Lucia rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 3rd and Saint Lucia ranks 6th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.