Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 27.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2014–2024
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
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 27.0% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 27.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2021.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 14th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.2% | — |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -61.5% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -32.9% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +165.3% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.2% | 23.2% | 27.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 7.0% | 27.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.08 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -20.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 111.39 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -19.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0887 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,115 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -11.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 27.0% in 2024, 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2021.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.