Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 62.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2009–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) recorded 62.2% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 86.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2020.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 5th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 72.4% | — |
| 2010 | 76.3% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +35.3% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -60.8% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | +87.2% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +65.7% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 37.2% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 19.7% | 62.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 2 Aruba 70.1% compare
- 3 Maldives 68.0% compare
- 4 Andorra 66.5% compare
- 6 Saint Lucia 53.2%
- 7 Grenada 49.7%
- 8 Antigua and Barbuda 48.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 1.56 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita 50,890 constant LCU per person (2021)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 42,978 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 3,418 current LCU per person (2021)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 76,931 current LCU per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.105 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 27,784 constant 2015 US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 62.2% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2020.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. 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, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.