Top 5 Most Beautiful Island Countries in the World

4. Saint Lucia 

Insider Monkey Score: 12

No. of Tourists in 2022: 737,000 

No. of Tourists in 2019: 1 million

Percentage Change in the No. of Tourists Post-Covid: -26.3%

Bananas were Saint Lucia’s largest source of income for decades, but this has been overtaken by tourism, which now accounts for 65% of the country’s GDP. In 2022, around 737,000 tourists visited the exotic Caribbean destination, which shows a substantial increase from the nearly 302,000 recorded in 2021. 

But Saint Lucia isn’t only a hub for tourism. The country is abundant in natural resources, with great scope for developing these in sustainable and eco-friendly ways. In 2021, the World Bank approved a $21.9 million loan for developing the renewable energy sector in Saint Lucia.