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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Table 38
Saint Lucia - Selected TourismStatistics
2014
2015 2016
R
2017
R
2018
P
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
USA
142,582 152,738 157,576 168,223 175,073
Canada
41,502 38,677 37,772 42,578 40,213
UK
73,960 68,175 64,514 72,580 76,142
Caribbean
55,516 62,745 67,226 76,349 77,548
Other Countries
24,598 22,573 20,784 26,397 25,804
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