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Island tourism during the global economic crisis


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Figure 1

Selected island territories with more than 10% of GDP coming from tourism expenditure in 2012. The British Virgin Islands were not taken into account in the analysis because of the lack of data concerning GDP changes for 2000-2012. Source: author’s calculations based on UNWTO data 3 Anguilla (www.unwto.org).
Selected island territories with more than 10% of GDP coming from tourism expenditure in 2012. The British Virgin Islands were not taken into account in the analysis because of the lack of data concerning GDP changes for 2000-2012. Source: author’s calculations based on UNWTO data 3 Anguilla (www.unwto.org).

Figure 2

Gross domestic product per capita in 2012 for selected island territories. Source: author’s calculations based on data from The World Bank Website 2014 (www.data.worldbank.org), www.indexmundi.com.
Gross domestic product per capita in 2012 for selected island territories. Source: author’s calculations based on data from The World Bank Website 2014 (www.data.worldbank.org), www.indexmundi.com.

Figure 3

Human Development Index for selected island territories in 2013. Source: author’s elaboration based on data from www.hdr.undp.org/en/data, http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/Country-Profiles/ATG.pdf, Aruba - www.cbs.aw/index.php.
Human Development Index for selected island territories in 2013. Source: author’s elaboration based on data from www.hdr.undp.org/en/data, http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/Country-Profiles/ATG.pdf, Aruba - www.cbs.aw/index.php.

Figure 4

Changes in foreign tourist arrivals and changes in GDP growth for the period 2000-2013. Anguilla Statistics Department / ECCB, http://www.gov.ai/statistics/NA_Publi_12.htm. Source: authors composition based on the UNWTO database, World Bank data and www.indexmundi.com.
Changes in foreign tourist arrivals and changes in GDP growth for the period 2000-2013. Anguilla Statistics Department / ECCB, http://www.gov.ai/statistics/NA_Publi_12.htm. Source: authors composition based on the UNWTO database, World Bank data and www.indexmundi.com.

Coefficient of variation for tourist and one-day visitor arrivals during the periods 2000-2013 and 2008-2012

Island territoriesCoefficient of variation 2000-2013Coefficient of variation 2008-2012
1Anguilla15%12.9%
2Antigua and Barbuda16%7.0%
3Aruba10%5.3%
4Barbados6%4.3%
5Cyprus4%4.4%
6Dominica29%19.7%
7Jamaica14%6.8%
8The Maldives30%15.7%
9Malta18%7.0%
10Mauritius 15%3.5%
11Saint Kitts and Nevis37%18.4%
12Saint Lucia14% 3.9%
13Saint Vincent and the Grenadines14%17.4%
14The Seychelles21%9.3%
15The Bahamas13%11.1%
Average for all island territories11%4.4%

Division of island territories according to the size of the crisis in tourist and one-day visitor arrivals

TypeNumber of countriesSize of the crisis in tourist and one-day visitor arrivalsNo correlationWeak correlationAverage or strong positive correlation
A4The Seychelles (0.868), the Bahamas (−0.119), Saint Kitts and Nevis (0.125) the Maldives (0.670)202
B4Jamaica (0.440), Malta (0.420) Saint Lucia (0.284), Aruba (−0,095)112
C3Mauritius (0.438), Cyprus (0.336) Barbados (0.403)012
D4Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (0.301), Anguilla (0.480)Antigua and Barbuda (0.433), Dominica (0.378)022

Division of island territories according to the magnitude of the crisis in tourist and one-day visitor arrivals

TypeChange in tourist arrivals 2011/2008Magnitude of the crisis in tourist and one-day visitor arrivalsSelected island territoriesNumber of countries
AMore than 20%Island territories with no crisis in tourist arrivalsThe Seychelles, the Bahamas, the Maldives, Saint Kitts and Nevis4
BBetween 20% and 2%Island territories with a small decrease in tourist arrivals tourist in 2009, followed by an increaseJamaica, Malta, Aruba, island Saint Lucia4
CBetween 2% and 0%Island territories that saw a decrease in tourist arrivals, but did not reach the levels of tourist arrivals in 2008Barbados, Mauritius, Cyprus3
DDecrease Based from 17% to 2%Island territories that saw a long-term decrease in tourist arrivalsAntigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4

Spearman correlation ratio between changes in foreign tourist arrivals and changes in GDP during the period 2000‑2013 (in %)

Island territoriesSpearman correlation ratioTourism expenditures as a proportion of GDP (in %)
1Anguilla0.48040.3
2Antigua and Barbuda0.43327.7
3Aruba−0.09552.6
4Barbados0.40325.3
5Cyprus0.33611.6
6Dominica0.37822.9
7Jamaica0.44014.4
8The Maldives0.670

Correlation is significant at the level of 0.01.

97.9
9Malta0.42016.4
10Mauritius0.43815.8
11Saint Kitts and Nevis0.12512.6
12Saint Lucia0.28428.2
13Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.30113.1
14The Seychelles0.868

Correlation is significant at the level of 0.01.

39.5
15The Bahamas−0.11929.3

Division of island territories according to crises connected with the number of tourist arrivals and divided according to the relationship of tourism expenditures as a proportion of GDPNo correlation: below 0.2; weak correlation: greater than 0.2 but less than 0.4; average correlation: greater than 0.4 but less than 0.7; strong correlation: greater than 0.7 but less than 0.9; very strong correlation: greater than 0.9 (Ostasiewicz, Rusnak & Siedlecka 1999). Source: author’s composition.

TypeI – tourism expenditure is a significant proportion of GDP (from 10% to 20% of GDP)II – tourism expenditure is a big proportion of GDP (from 20.1% to 40%)III – tourism expenditure is a very big proportion of GDP (over 40%)
No correlation (3)Saint Kitts and Nevis (0.125)The Bahamas (−0.119)Aruba (−0.095)
Weak correlation (4)Cyprus (0.336), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (0.301)Saint Lucia (0.284), Dominica (0.378)
Average or strong positive correlation (8)Jamaica (0.440), Malta (0.420), Mauritius (0.438)Barbados (0.403), Antigua and Barbuda (0.433), the Seychelles (0.868)Anguilla (0.480), the Maldives (0.670)
Total (15)663

Division of island territories according to crises connected with the number of tourist arrivals and divided according to the relationship of tourism expenditures as a proportion of GDP

TypeI – tourism expenditure is a significant proportion of GDP (from 10% to 20% of GDP)II – tourism expenditure is a big proportion of GDP (from 20.1% to 40%)III – tourism expenditure is a very big proportion of GDP (over 40%)Number of countries
ASaint Kitts and NevisThe Seychelles, the BahamasThe Maldives4
BJamaica, MaltaSaint LuciaAruba4
CMauritius, CyprusBarbados3
DSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesAntigua and Barbuda, DominicaAnguilla4
Total663
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