2023 SPRING 
TECHNICAL REVENUE 
ESTIMATING 
CONFERENCE
BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
DIRECTOR: DR. ALLISON L. DEGAZON 
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS VISITOR ARRIVALS
AIR ARRIVALS
The USVI Visitors who arrive to the 
USVI by Airline
CRUISE ARRIVALS
The USVI Visitors who arrive to the 
USVI by Cruise Ship
2
Total Visitors who arrive to the USVI by  
both Airline and Cruise Ship
Total Visitors
TOTAL VISITOR ARRIVALS FISCAL YEARS 2018 TO 1ST QUARTER 2023
3
2021 USVI GDP release is tentatively scheduled for 
May 2023. The delay is due to the continued delay 
in the availability of the 2020 USVI government 
audited financial statements. 
FY 2018
FY 2019
FY 2020
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023 1st
Quarter
Air
399,217
637,876
187,750
746,168
799,497
169,907
Cruise
1,186,188
1,480,932
442,027
30,194
851,766
384,917
Total
1,585,405
2,118,808
629,777
776,362
1,651,263
554,824
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
AIR ARRIVALS BY DISTRICT FISCAL YEARS 2016 TO 1ST QUARTER 2023 
4
FY 2016
FY 2017
FY 2018
FY 2019
FY 2020
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 1st
quarter 2023
Air-STT-STJ District
644,562
630,179
258,288
470,519
149,068
603,248
653,564
137,260
Air-STX District
150,373
154,377
140,929
167,357
38,682
142,919
145,934
32,646
Total Territory-Wide
794,935
784,556
399,217
637,876
187,750
746,167
799,498
169,906
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
900,000
AIR VISITOR ARRIVALS 1ST QUARTER COMPARISONS 
FISCAL YEARS 2019 TO 1ST QUARTER 2023
5
2021 USVI GDP release is tentatively scheduled for 
May 2023. The delay is due to the continued delay 
in the availability of the 2020 USVI government 
audited financial statements. 
FY 2019 1st Quarter
FY 2020 1st Quarter
FY 2021 1st Quarter
FY 2022 1st Quarter
FY 2023 1st Quarter
Total
115,290
98,019
166,170
169,906
201,144
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
CRUISE ARRIVALS BY DISTRICT FISCAL YEARS 2018 TO 2023 1ST QUARTER
6
FY 2018
FY 2019
FY 2020
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023 1st
Quarter
Cruise-STT-STJ District
1,129,843
1,416,099
424,583
26,353
790,927
345,122
Cruise-STX District
56,345
64,833
17,444
3,841
60,839
39,795
Total Territory-Wide
1,186,188
1,480,932
442,027
30,194
851,766
384,917
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
CRUISE VISITOR ARRIVALS 1ST QUARTER COMPARISONS 
FISCAL YEARS 2019 TO 1ST QUARTER 2023
7
2021 USVI GDP release is tentatively scheduled for 
May 2023. The delay is due to the continued delay 
in the availability of the 2020 USVI government 
audited financial statements. 
FY 2019 1st Quarter
FY 2020 1st Quarter
FY 2021 1st Quarter
FY 2022 1st Quarter
FY 2023 1st Quarter
Total
491,970
458,422
-
215,501
384,917
 -
 100,000
 200,000
 300,000
 400,000
 500,000
 600,000
HOTEL GUEST REGISTRATIONS FISCAL YEARS 2015- 2023 1ST QUARTER
8
FY 2015
FY 2016
FY 2017
FY 2018
FY 2019
FY 2020
FY 2021
 FY 2022
FY 2023
1st
Quarter
Guest
Registrations
989,939
988,751
736,274
367,205
499,558
420,326
614,532
686,742
268,419
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
USVI Inflation & GDP Updates
9
REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) GROWTH 
RATE (%) FROM 2011-2020
10
-8.2
-14.8
-6.3
-1.8
-0.4
1.6
-0.7
1.9
2.8
-2.2
USVI Real GDP Annual % change.
2021 USVI GDP release is tentatively scheduled for 
May 2023. 
USVI INFLATION RATES (%) CALENDAR YEARS 2018-2021
11
2018
6.4%
2019
3.8%
2020
5.7%
2021
8.7%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
8.0%
9.0%
10.0%
2018
2019
2020
2021
2023 USVI Inflation Numbers will be release is 
tentatively scheduled for May 2023. 
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