Travel services in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Travel services was 14.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Saint Lucia, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Saint Lucia stood at 14.9%.
The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Saint Lucia peaked at 41.3% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2021.
That places Saint Lucia 124th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 32.5% | — |
| 1977 | 35.7% | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 41.3% | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 31.3% | -24.1% |
| 1980 | 28.9% | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 33.0% | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 33.9% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 34.6% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 38.1% | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 26.0% | -32.3% |
| 1987 | 24.8% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 19.8% | -20.1% |
| 1989 | 18.0% | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 22.1% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 23.4% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 21.8% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 21.6% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 24.2% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -34.7% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +37.6% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | +22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.2% | 31.3% | 41.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 29.6% | 18.0% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 20.0% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 13.8% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 12.8% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 8.0% | 14.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 18.67 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 193.98 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Saint Lucia?
- Travel services in Saint Lucia was 14.9% 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 Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 1978.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for travel services?
- Saint Lucia ranks 124th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.