Annual Economic and Financial Review -December 2018

2018 Economic and Financial Review

ST ATISTICAL TABLES

Table 38 Saint Lucia - Selected TourismStatistics

2015 2016 R

2017 R

2018 P

2014

Total Visitor Arrivals

1,034,068 1,088,181 1,004,044 1,114,756 1,228,718

Stay Over Arrivals

338,158 344,908 347,872 386,127 394,780 142,582 152,738 157,576 168,223 175,073 41,502 38,677 37,772 42,578 40,213 73,960 68,175 64,514 72,580 76,142 55,516 62,745 67,226 76,349 77,548 24,598 22,573 20,784 26,397 25,804

USA

Canada

UK

Caribbean

Other Countries

Excursionists

7,526

9,080 12,483

9,215 10,036

Cruise Ship Passenger

641,452 677,394 587,421 669,217 760,306

Yacht Passengers

46,932 56,799 56,268 50,197 63,596

Number of Cruise Ships

386

387

381

423

370

Total Visitor Expenditure (EC$M) 1/ 1,975.12 2,074.08 1,981.57 2,261.02 2,547.09 1/ Visitor Expenditure includes only the expenditure of stay-over visitors and cruise ship passengers Source: Saint Lucia Tourist Board and Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Data as at 21 February 2019

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