British Virgin Islands vs United States Virgin Islands: Tourism contribution to GDP
British Virgin Islands
33.2%
in 2018
United States Virgin Islands
25.1%
in 2019
British Virgin Islands rank
1st
United States Virgin Islands rank
3rd
Tourism contribution to GDP over time
- British Virgin Islands
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 33.2% against 25.1% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.3 times United States Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2010 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 3rd of 100 countries.
British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tourism contribution to gdp, British Virgin Islands or United States Virgin Islands?
- British Virgin Islands, at 33.2% against 25.1% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in tourism contribution to gdp between British Virgin Islands and United States Virgin Islands?
- 8.1%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and United States Virgin Islands?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
- How do British Virgin Islands and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for tourism contribution to gdp?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 1st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 3rd of 100 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.