Caribbean Small States vs Saint Lucia: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 93.3% against 72.5% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 20.8%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.3 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 1st and Saint Lucia ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.5% | 99.7% | 29.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 74.9% | 80.1% | 5.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 73.4% | 86.0% | 12.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 89.1% | 14.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 93.3% | 17.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 91.5% | 18.4% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Caribbean Small States or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 93.3% against 72.5% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Caribbean Small States and Saint Lucia?
- 20.8%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Saint Lucia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Saint Lucia rank globally for travel services?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 1st and Saint Lucia ranks 4th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.