Tourism Statistics

STATISTICS

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The Annual Tourism Statistical report provides information on visitor arrivals for stay-over visitors, same day-visitors, cruise visitors and yacht visitors to St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Ministry of Tourism acknowledges the Immigration Department, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority and the Statistical Department for their contribution to the production of the statistical report.

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Total Visitor Expenditure

YEAR	EC$m
2005	245.73
2006	246.22
2007	258.00
2008	281.10

Visitor Arrivals by Visitor Type

See Visitor Arrivals by Visitor Type (as of May 2010).

VISITOR TYPE	DEC 2009	DEC 2010	JAN-DEC 2009	JAN-DEC 2010	ACTUAL CHANGE	% CHANGE
VISITOR TYPE	DEC 2009	DEC 2010	JAN-DEC 2009	JAN-DEC 2010	ACTUAL CHANGE	% CHANGE
BY AIR STAY-OVER	9,600		75,446
SAME-DAY	425		5,185
SUB TOTAL	10,025		80,631
BY SEA YACHT	5,743		40,859
CRUISE SHIP	28,315		149,462
SUB TOTAL	34,058		190,321
TOTAL	44,083		270,952

Stay Over Visitors by Country of Residence

Look at figures for Stay Over Visitors by Country of Residence (as of May 2010).

COUNTRIES	DEC 2010	DEC 2009	JAN-DEC 2009	JAN-MAY 2010	ACTUAL CHANGE	% CHANGE
COUNTRIES	DEC 2010	DEC 2009	JAN-DEC 2009	JAN-MAY 2010	ACTUAL CHANGE	% CHANGE
USA	0	3,049	20,159	9,315
CANADA	0	1,093	6,820	3,243
ANTIGUA	0	117	1,093	308
BARBADOS	0	1,061	8,335	2,720
GRENADA	0	107	1,521	371
ST. LUCIA	0	167	2,122	752
TRINIDAD	0	670	7,346	2,171
FRENCH CARIBBEAN	0	22	433	218
DUTCH CARIBBEAN	0	64	419	73
OTHER CARIBBEAN	0	625	5,566	1,770
UNITED KINGDOM	0	1,558	13,347	5,422
FRANCE	0	143	1,113	603
GERMANY	0	95	731	385
ITALY	0	233	1,429	478
SWEDEN	0	90	354	223
SWITZERLAND	0	71	365	169
BELGIUM	0	24	151	85
SPAIN	0	36	162	76
IRELAND	0	14	209	105
HOLLAND	0	1	67	62
NORWAY	0	20	144	73
OTHER EUROPE	0	122	1,025	549
SOUTH AMERICA	0	150	1,610	668
OTHER COUNTRIES	0	68	925	390
TOTAL	0	9,600	75,446	30,229

Stay Over Visitors by Month

See Stay Over Visitors by Month (as of May 2010).

MONTH	2009	2008	ACTUAL CHANGE	% CHANGE
MONTH	2009	2008	ACTUAL CHANGE	% CHANGE
JANUARY	6,444	6,370	74	1.2
FEBRUARY	6,049	7,976	(1,927)	(24.2)
MARCH	7,065	7,664	(599)	(7.8)
APRIL	6,704	6,567	137	2.1
MAY	4,676	6,131	(1,455)	(23.7)
JUNE	6,137	8,020	(1,883)	(23.5)
JULY	8,454	10,171	(1,717)	(16.9)
AUGUST	6,670	7,257	(587)	(8.1)
SEPTEMBER	3,392	3,800	(408)	(10.7)
OCTOBER	4,851	4,832	19	0.4
NOVEMBER	5,404	5,388	16	0.3
DECEMBER	9,600	9,925	(325)	(3.3)
TOTAL	75,446	84,101	(8,655)	(10.3)

Same Day Visitors by Month

View Same Day Visitors by Month (as of May 2010).

MONTH	2009	2008	ACTUAL CHANGE	% CHANGE
MONTH	2009	2008	ACTUAL CHANGE	% CHANGE
JANUARY	540	762	(222)	(29.1)
FEBRUARY	544	699	(155)	(22.2)
MARCH	527	738	(211)	(28.6)
APRIL	472	570	(98)	(17.2)
MAY	534	649	(115)	(17.7)
JUNE	279	431	(152)	(35.3)
JULY	392	492	(100)	(20.3)
AUGUST	372	509	(137)	(26.9)
SEPTEMBER	287	241	46	19.1
OCTOBER	363	248	115	46.4
NOVEMBER	450	318	132	41.5
DECEMBER	425	124	301	242.7
TOTAL	5,185	5,781	(596)	(10.3)

Same Day Visitors by Point of Entry

Look at figures for Same Day Visitors by Point of Entry (as of May 2010).

COUNTRIES	ST VINCENT	MUSTIQUE	CANOUAN	UNION ISLAND	BEQUIA	TOTAL
USA	133	7	41	307	12	533
CANADA	67	0	20	186	4	300
EUROPE	203	30	149	1979	9	2,600
CARIBBEAN	1,388	37	63	166	9	1,672
SOUTH AMERICA	29	0	4	5	0	38
OTHER/NOT STATED	26	0	5	10	1	42
TOTAL	1,846	74	282	2,653	35	5,185

Yacht Visitors by Port of Entry

See Yacht Visitors by Port of Entry (as of May 2010).

PORT OF ENTRY	2009	2008	MAY 2009	MAY 2010
KINGSTOWN	3,894	4,311	224	255
BEQUIA	27,954	29,680	2,192	2,424
MUSTIQUE	1,083	533	24	30
CANOUAN	461	892	27	9
WALLIABOU	0	0	0	0
UNION ISLAND	7,467	7,861	363	448
TOTAL	40,859	43,277	2,830	3,166

Cruise Ship Visitors by Month

Look at figures for Cruise Ship Visitors by Month (as of May 2010).

MONTH	2009	2008	ACTUAL CHANGE	% CHANGE
MONTH	2009	2008	ACTUAL CHANGE	% CHANGE
JANUARY	36,056	22,441	13,615	60.7
FEBRUARY	25,579	16,643	8,936	53.7
MARCH	27,817	14,065	13,752	97.8
APRIL	10,155	13,540	(3,385)	(25.0)
MAY	2,007	745	1,262	169.4
JUNE	0	0	0	0
JULY	0	97	97	0
AUGUST	0	0	0	0
SEPTEMBER	0	0	0	0
OCTOBER	3,165	2,771	394	14.2
NOVEMBER	16,368	16,089	279	1.7
DECEMBER	28,315	30,318	(2,003)	(6.6)
TOTAL	149,462	116,709	32,753	28.1

Cruise Ship Visitors by Port of Entry

View Cruise Ship Visitors by Port of Entry (as of May 2010).

PORT OF ENTRY	2009	2008
KINGSTOWN	123,324	82,897
BEQUIA	8,648	8,454
UNION ISLAND	17,490	25,358
TOTAL	149,462	116,709

Cruise Ship Calls by Port of Entry

See Cruise Ship Calls by Port of Entry (as of May 2010).

PORT OF ENTRY	2009	2008
KINGSTOWN	76	68
BEQUIA	35	39
UNION ISLAND	53	65
TOTAL	164	172

Total Visitor Arrivals (by Visitor Type, An Historical Comparison)

See Total Visitor Arrivals by Visitor Type (as of 2008).

YEAR	AIR STAY- OVERS	SAME- DAY	SEA CRUISE- SHIP	YACHT	TOTAL
YEAR	AIR STAY- OVERS	SAME- DAY	SEA CRUISE- SHIP	YACHT	TOTAL
1999	68,293	17,468	89,621	47,743	223,125
2000	72,895	21,135	75,763	86,247	256,040
2001	70,686	15,049	91,862	76,494	254,091
2002	77,622	13,062	86,451	70,314	247,449
2003	78,535	13,696	84,330	64,965	241,526
2004	86,721	12,936	84,227	77,585	261,469
2005	95,505	8,928	84,610	69,391	258,434
2006	97,432	9,034	93,638	106,474	306,578
2007	89,637	6,799	144,555	42,277	283,268
2008	84,101	5,781	116,709	43,277	249,868