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| Caribbean |
VISITOR EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA, 1987 - 1996 (US DOLLARS)
| Country | 1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 2,984.0 |
3,786.0 |
4,109.0 |
4,588.0 |
4,906.0 |
5,147.0 |
5,811.0 |
6,133.0 |
3,834.0 |
3,775.0 |
| Var. % | -- | 26.9 |
8.5 |
11.7 |
6.9 |
4.9 |
12.9 |
5.5 |
-37.5 |
-1.5 |
| Bahamas | 4,767.0 |
4,654.0 |
5,261.0 |
5,227.0 |
4,605.0 |
4,710.0 |
1,846.0 |
4,863.0 |
4,825.0 |
5,106.0 |
| Var. % | -- | -2.4 |
13.0 |
-0.6 |
-11.9 |
2.3 |
-60.8 |
163.4 |
-0.8 |
5.8 |
| Barbados | 1,466.0 |
1,775.0 |
2,031.0 |
1,894.0 |
1,757.0 |
1,760.0 |
2,004.0 |
2,263.0 |
2,503.0 |
2,588.0 |
| Var. % | -- | 21.1 |
14.4 |
-6.7 |
-7.2 |
0.2 |
13.9 |
12.9 |
10.6 |
3.4 |
| Belize | 270.0 |
267.0 |
428.0 |
484.0 |
487.0 |
325.0 |
340.0 |
338.0 |
358.0 |
380.0 |
| Var. % | -- | -1.1 |
60.3 |
13.1 |
0.6 |
-33.3 |
4.6 |
-0.6 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
| Dominica | 177.0 |
195.0 |
258.0 |
350.0 |
395.0 |
423.0 |
383.0 |
414.0 |
453.0 |
488.0 |
| Var. % | -- | 10.2 |
32.3 |
35.7 |
12.9 |
7.1 |
-9.5 |
8.1 |
9.4 |
7.7 |
| Dominican Republic | 85.0 |
112.0 |
119.0 |
131.0 |
129.0 |
153.0 |
153.0 |
160.0 |
216.0 |
238.0 |
| Var. % | -- | 31.8 |
6.3 |
10.1 |
-1.5 |
18.6 |
0.0 |
4.6 |
35.0 |
10.2 |
| Grenada | 407.0 |
270.0 |
291.0 |
350.0 |
440.0 |
441.0 |
497.0 |
609.0 |
594.0 |
609.0 |
| Var. % | -- | -33.7 |
7.8 |
20.3 |
25.7 |
0.2 |
12.7 |
22.5 |
-2.5 |
2.5 |
| Guyana | 32.0 |
39.0 |
37.0 |
36.0 |
41.0 |
43.0 |
59.0 |
61.0 |
60.0 |
48.0 |
| Var. % | -- | 21.9 |
-5.1 |
-2.7 |
13.9 |
4.9 |
37.2 |
3.4 |
-1.6 |
-20.0 |
| Haiti | 10.0 |
8.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
| Var. % | -- | -20.0 |
-12.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
14.3 |
0.0 |
| Jamaica | 253.0 |
223.0 |
251.0 |
308.0 |
315.0 |
347.0 |
381.0 |
371.0 |
420.0 |
430.0 |
| Var. % | -- | -11.9 |
12.6 |
22.7 |
2.3 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
-2.6 |
13.2 |
2.4 |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 1,092.0 |
1,097.0 |
1,251.0 |
1,378.0 |
1,646.0 |
1,639.0 |
1,727.0 |
1,814.0 |
1,550.0 |
1,531.0 |
| Var. % | -- | 0.5 |
14.0 |
10.2 |
19.4 |
-0.4 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
-14.6 |
-1.2 |
| St. Lucia | 982.0 |
1,029.0 |
1,094.0 |
1,147.0 |
1,275.0 |
1,511.0 |
1,580.0 |
1,571.0 |
1,844.0 |
1,824.0 |
| Var. % | -- | 4.8 |
6.3 |
4.8 |
11.2 |
18.5 |
4.6 |
-0.6 |
17.4 |
-1.1 |
| St. Vincent & G'dines | 315.0 |
460.0 |
442.0 |
484.0 |
492.0 |
484.0 |
474.0 |
457.0 |
533.0 |
577.0 |
| Var. % | -- | 46.0 |
-3.9 |
9.5 |
1.7 |
-1.6 |
-2.1 |
-3.6 |
16.6 |
8.3 |
| Suriname | 27.0 |
20.0 |
19.0 |
27.0 |
26.0 |
27.0 |
27.0 |
26.0 |
49.0 |
42.0 |
| Var. % | -- | -25.9 |
-5.0 |
42.1 |
-3.7 |
3.8 |
0.0 |
-3.7 |
88.5 |
-14.3 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 65.0 |
69.0 |
70.0 |
77.0 |
82.0 |
88.0 |
66.0 |
64.0 |
62.0 |
82.0 |
| Var. % | -- | 6.2 |
1.4 |
10.0 |
6.5 |
7.3 |
-25.0 |
-3.0 |
-3.1 |
32.3 |
| Venezuela | 23.0 |
16.0 |
21.0 |
19.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Var. % | -- | -30.4 | 31.3 | -9.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
TOURIST (STOP-OVER) ARRIVALS, 1987 - 1997 (MILLIONS)
| Country | 1987 |
1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 177.0 |
195.0 | 198.0 | 205.7 | 204.7 | 217.9 | 249.4 |
262.9 |
220.0 |
228.2 |
| Var. % | -- |
10.2 | 1.5 | 3.9 | -0.5 | 6.4 | 14.5 |
5.4 |
-16.3 |
3.7 |
| Bahamas | 1,479.9 |
1,475.0 | 1,575.1 | 1,561.1 | 1,427.0 | 1,398.9 | 1,488.7 |
1,516.0 |
1,598.1 |
1,633.1 |
| Var. % | -- |
-0.3 | 6.8 | -0.9 | -8.6 | -2.0 | 6.4 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
2.2 |
| Barbados | 421.9 |
451.0 | 461.3 | 432.1 | 394.2 | 385.5 | 396.0 |
425.6 |
442.1 |
447.1 |
| Var. % | -- |
6.9 | 2.3 | -6.3 | -8.8 | -2.2 | 2.7 |
7.5 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
| Belize | 99.3 |
164.2 | 172.8 | 216.9 | 215.4 | 245.9 | 278.5 |
314.4 |
320.8 |
349.1 |
| Var. % | -- |
65.4 | 5.2 | 25.5 | -0.7 | 14.2 | 13.3 |
12.9 |
2.0 |
8.8 |
| Dominica | 26.7 |
31.8 | 35.2 | 45.1 | 46.3 | 47.0 | 51.9 |
56.5 |
60.5 |
63.3 |
| Var. % | -- |
19.1 | 10.7 | 28.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 10.4 |
8.9 |
7.1 |
4.6 |
| Dominican Republic | 911.3 |
1,216.4 | 1,400.0 | 1,530.0 | 1,416.8 | 1,523.8 | 1,636.4 |
1,766.9 |
1,775.9 |
1,925.6 |
| Var. % | -- |
33.5 | 15.1 | 9.3 | -7.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
8.0 |
0.5 |
8.4 |
| Grenada | 57.4 |
61.8 | 68.6 | 82.0 | 85.0 | 87.6 | 93.9 |
109.0 |
108.0 |
108.2 |
| Var. % | -- |
7.7 | 11.0 | 19.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 7.2 |
16.1 |
-0.9 |
0.2 |
| Guyana | 59.8 |
71.1 | 67.4 | 64.2 | 72.8 | 74.9 | 107.1 |
112.8 |
105.5 |
91.9 |
| Var. % | -- |
18.9 | -5.2 | -4.7 | 13.4 | 2.9 | 43.0 |
5.3 |
-6.5 |
-12.9 |
| Haiti | 121.8 |
122.0 | 122.0 | 120.0 | 119.3 | 89.5 | 76.7 |
70.3 |
145.4 |
150.1 |
| Var. % | -- |
0.2 | 0.0 | -1.6 | -0.6 | -25.0 | -14.3 |
-8.3 |
106.8 |
3.2 |
| Jamaica | 738.8 |
648.9 | 714.8 | 840.8 | 1,006.8 | 1,057.2 | 1,105.4 |
1,098.3 |
1,147.0 |
1,162.4 |
| Var. % | -- |
-12.2 | 10.2 | 17.6 | 19.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
-0.6 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 64.6 |
69.6 | 72.1 | 75.7 | 83.9 | 88.3 | 88.6 |
94.2 |
78.9 |
84.2 |
| Var. % | -- |
7.7 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
6.3 |
-16.2 |
6.7 |
| St. Lucia | 111.6 |
125.3 | 132.8 | 138.4 | 159.0 | 177.5 | 194.1 |
218.6 |
232.3 |
235.7 |
| Var. % | -- |
12.3 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 14.9 | 11.6 | 9.4 |
12.6 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
| St. Vincent & G'dines | 46.0 |
47.0 | 50.1 | 53.9 | 51.6 | 53.1 | 56.7 |
55.0 |
60.2 |
57.9 |
| Var. % | -- |
2.2 | 6.6 | 7.6 | -4.3 | 2.9 | 6.8 |
-3.0 |
9.5 |
-3.8 |
| Suriname | 27.0 |
21.1 | 20.7 | 28.5 | 25.0 | 68.6 | 57.5 |
64.3 |
64.3 |
53.3 |
| Var. % | -- |
-21.9 | -1.9 | 37.7 | -12.3 | 174.4 | -16.2 |
11.8 |
0.0 |
-17.1 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 201.7 |
187.7 | 194.2 | 194.0 | 219.7 | 234.7 | 248.0 |
253.2 |
259.8 |
265.9 |
| Var. % | -- |
-6.9 | 3.5 | -0.1 | 13.2 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
Total |
4544.8 |
4887.9 | 5285.1 | 5588.4 | 5527.5 | 5750.4 | 6128.9 |
6418 |
6618.8 |
6856 |
Var. % |
-- |
7.5 | 8.1 | 5.7 | -1.1 | 4 | 6.6 |
4.7 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
| Country | 1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 2,752.0 |
2,752.0 |
-- |
2,752.0 |
2,752.0 |
3,317.0 |
3,317.0 |
3,317.0 |
3,317.0 |
3,185.0 |
| Var. % | -- | 0.0 |
-- |
-- |
0.0 |
20.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-4.0 |
| Bahamas | 13,184.0 |
12,480.0 |
13,861.0 |
13,475.0 |
13,165.0 |