Tourism Statistics and TrendsTOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, 1992 - 1996
Country |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
% Share 1996 |
| U.S.A. | 12,912 |
15,293 |
15,102 |
15,762 |
16,084 |
27.8 |
| Var.% | -- |
18.4 |
-1.3 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
-- |
| Canada | 4,182 |
4,409 |
4,455 |
4,702 |
4,157 |
7.18 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.4 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
-11.6 |
-- |
| United Kingdom | 7,218 |
8,422 |
8,560 |
8,518 |
8,632 |
14.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
16.7 |
1.6 |
-0.5 |
1.3 |
-- |
| Other Europe | 9,074 |
8,901 |
8,033 |
9,033 |
9,413 |
16.3 |
| Var.% | -- |
-1.9 |
-9.8 |
12.5 |
4.2 |
-- |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 4,677 |
4,159 |
3,769 |
4,568 |
3,877 |
6.7 |
| Var.% | -- |
-11.1 |
-9.4 |
21.2 |
-15.1 |
-- |
| Other Caribbean | 14,284 |
14,493 |
14,115 |
16,484 |
14,607 |
25.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
1.5 |
-2.6 |
16.8 |
-11.4 |
-- |
| Rest of the World | 802 |
1,014 |
948 |
1,139 |
1,112 |
1.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
26.4 |
-6.5 |
20.2 |
-2.4 |
-- |
| Total | 53,149 |
56,691 |
54,982 |
60,206 |
57,882 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
6.7 |
-3.0 |
9.5 |
-3.9 |
-- |
MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS, 1992 - 1996
Month |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| January | 4,310 |
5,507 |
5,029 |
4,997 |
5,250 |
| Var.% | -- |
27.8 |
-8.7 |
-0.6 |
5.1 |
| February | 4,347 |
4,824 |
5,039 |
4,767 |
5,173 |
| Var.% | -- |
11.0 |
4.5 |
-5.4 |
8.5 |
| March | 5,034 |
5,146 |
5,190 |
5,303 |
5,260 |
| Var.% | -- |
2.2 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
-0.8 |
| April | 4,770 |
4,985 |
3,863 |
5,746 |
5,733 |
| Var.% | -- |
4.5 |
-22.5 |
48.7 |
-0.2 |
| May | 3,740 |
4,278 |
3,362 |
4,076 |
3,214 |
| Var.% | -- |
14.4 |
-21.4 |
21.2 |
-21.2 |
| June | 4,330 |
4,635 |
4,151 |
4,619 |
4,847 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.0 |
-10.4 |
11.3 |
4.9 |
| July | 6,427 |
7,024 |
6,580 |
7,901 |
6,194 |
| Var.% | -- |
9.3 |
-6.3 |
20.1 |
-21.6 |
| August | 4,662 |
4,830 |
5,175 |
4,708 |
5,029 |
| Var.% | -- |
3.6 |
7.1 |
-9.0 |
6.8 |
| September | 2,492 |
2,459 |
2,491 |
2,701 |
2,628 |
| Var.% | -- |
-1.3 |
1.3 |
8.4 |
-2.7 |
| October | 3,186 |
3,379 |
3,573 |
3,541 |
3,334 |
| Var.% | -- |
6.1 |
5.7 |
-0.9 |
-5.9 |
| November | 4,063 |
3,379 |
3,831 |
4,332 |
4,235 |
| Var.% | -- |
-16.8 |
13.4 |
13.1 |
-2.2 |
| December | 5,788 |
6,245 |
6,698 |
7,515 |
6,985 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.9 |
7.3 |
12.2 |
-7.1 |
| Total | 53,149 |
56,691 |
54,982 |
60,206 |
57,882 |
| Var.% | -- |
6.7 |
-3.0 |
9.6 |
-3.9 |
MONTHLY CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS, 1992 - 1996
Month |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| January | 9,267 |
9,171 |
10,924 |
11,406 |
18,487 |
| Var.% | -- |
-1.0 |
19.1 |
4.4 |
62.1 |
| February | 10,219 |
8,855 |
8,155 |
14,130 |
13,007 |
| Var.% | -- |
-13.4 |
-7.9 |
73.3 |
-8.0 |
| March | 15,121 |
11,107 |
11,307 |
15,374 |
7,650 |
| Var.% | -- |
-26.6 |
1.8 |
36.0 |
-50.2 |
| April | 3,643 |
10,273 |
8,987 |
11,569 |
6,574 |
| Var.% | -- |
182.0 |
-12.5 |
28.7 |
-43.2 |
| May | 2,094 |
1,498 |
1,038 |
101 |
1,124 |
| Var.% | -- |
-28.5 |
-30.7 |
-90.3 |
1012.9 |
| June | 1,380 |
1,137 |
959 |
956 |
1,428 |
| Var.% | -- |
-17.6 |
-15.7 |
-0.3 |
49.4 |
| July | 1,131 |
831 |
1,274 |
852 |
1,971 |
| Var.% | -- |
-26.5 |
53.3 |
-33.1 |
131.3 |
| August | 1,071 |
774 |
1,654 |
856 |
1,595 |
| Var.% | -- |
-27.7 |
113.7 |
-48.3 |
86.3 |
| September | 1,126 |
1,117 |
1,212 |
2,375 |
1,187 |
| Var.% | -- |
-0.8 |
8.5 |
96.0 |
-50.0 |
| October | 1,898 |
3,240 |
4,841 |
6,295 |
1,351 |
| Var.% | -- |
70.7 |
49.4 |
30.0 |
-78.5 |
| November | 7,196 |
10,859 |
10,085 |
11,643 |
4,411 |
| Var.% | -- |
50.9 |
-7.1 |
15.5 |
-62.1 |
| December | 9,274 |
10,395 |
10,046 |
9,725 |
4,373 |
| Var.% | -- |
12.1 |
-3.4 |
-3.2 |
-55.0 |
| Total | 63,420 |
69,257 |
70,482 |
85,282 |
63,158 |
| Var.% | -- |
9.2 |
1.8 |
21.0 |
-25.9 |
CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVALS BY MODE OF ENTRY - 1996
Mode of Entry |
Total |
Air |
87,951 |
| Sea | 128,012 |
ARRIVALS AT FRONTIERS OF TOURISTS FROM ABROAD, 1991 - 1995
Regions and Countries |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Market Share % 1995 |
| Americas | 37,088 |
36,596 |
38,820 |
37,854 |
41,836 |
69.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
-1.3 |
6.1 |
-2.5 |
10.5 |
-- |
| Caribbean | 20,061 |
18,961 |
18,652 |
17,884 |
21,052 |
35.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-5.5 |
-1.6 |
-4.1 |
17.7 |
-- |
| Europe | 14,013 |
16,292 |
17,323 |
16,593 |
17,551 |
29.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
16.3 |
6.3 |
-4.2 |
5.8 |
-- |
| Not Specified | 528 |
428 |
548 |
535 |
819 |
1.4 |
| Var.% | -- |
-18.9 |
28.0 |
-2.4 |
53.1 |
-- |
| Total | 51,629 |
53,316 |
56,691 |
54,982 |
60,206 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
3.3 |
6.3 |
-3.0 |
9.5 |
-- |
ARRIVALS AT FRONTIERS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD, 1991 - 1995
Regions and Countries |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Market Share % 1995 |
| Americas | 41,335 |
40,605 |
44,200 |
43,827 |
47,209 |
51.7 |
| Var.% | -- |
-1.8 |
8.9 |
-0.8 |
7.7 |
-- |
| Caribbean | 22,487 |
21,254 |
21,366 |
21,136 |
24,444 |
26.8 |
| Var.% | -- |
-5.5 |
0.5 |
-1.1 |
15.7 |
-- |
| Europe | 38,895 |
45,312 |
42,196 |
41,616 |
43,239 |
47.3 |
| Var.% | -- |
16.5 |
-6.9 |
-1.4 |
3.9 |
-- |
| Not Specified | 812 |
514 |
649 |
688 |
912 |
1.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-36.4 |
26.3 |
6.0 |
32.6 |
-- |
| Total | 81,042 |
86,431 |
87,045 |
86,131 |
91,360 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
6.6 |
0.7 |
-1.1 |
6.1 |
-- |
ROOMS IN TOURIST ACCOMMODATION, 1992 - 1996
Type |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Hotels | 540 |
542 |
-- |
-- |
561 |
| Var.% | -- |
0.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Apartments | 171 |
192 |
-- |
-- |
205 |
| Var.% | -- |
12.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Cottages/Villas | 453 |
496 |
-- |
-- |
336 |
| Var.% | -- |
9.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Guest Houses | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
149 |
| Var.% | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Total | 1,164 |
1,230 |
1,215 |
1,176 |
1,251 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.7 |
-1.2 |
-3.2 |
6.4 |
Sources: Department of Tourism - St. Vincent & the Grenadines & World Tourism Organization's Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Vol. II - 1997