Pacific island small states vs Saint Lucia: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Pacific island small states
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 93.3% against 52.7% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 40.6%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.8 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 2nd and Saint Lucia ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.7% | 75.1% | 21.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 86.0% | 37.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 89.1% | 35.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 93.3% | 28.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 91.1% | 40.1% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Pacific island small states or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 93.3% against 52.7% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Pacific island small states and Saint Lucia?
- 40.6%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Saint Lucia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Pacific island small states and Saint Lucia rank globally for travel services?
- Pacific island small states ranks 2nd 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.