Travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Travel services was 85.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1978–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 85.1% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 100.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2021.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 10th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 100.0% | — |
| 1979 | 93.4% | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 94.4% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 92.4% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 88.2% | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 81.7% | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 91.1% | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 74.3% | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 78.4% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 72.3% | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 71.6% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 65.6% | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 69.7% | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 71.1% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 66.2% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 70.0% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 68.3% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 81.9% | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 83.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +35.3% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 85.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.1%, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 85.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.7%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +35.3% | 58.7% | 79.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.7% | 93.4% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 83.8% | 71.6% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.0% | 63.0% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 81.6% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 84.5% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 58.7% | 85.1% | 6 |
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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 travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Travel services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 85.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 2021.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for travel services?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.