St. Lucia - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in St. Lucia was $777,775,700 as of 2010. Over the past 34 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $820,280,300 in 2008 and $50,098,080 in 1976.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1976 $50,098,080
1977 $62,300,000
1978 $88,100,000
1979 $105,400,000
1980 $134,700,000
1981 $140,800,000
1982 $135,100,000
1983 $127,100,000
1984 $146,000,000
1985 $151,600,000
1986 $179,559,300
1987 $203,225,900
1988 $254,125,900
1989 $312,207,400
1990 $319,992,600
1991 $341,944,400
1992 $360,137,000
1993 $353,914,800
1994 $369,781,500
1995 $395,833,300
1996 $389,840,700
1997 $414,292,600
1998 $427,237,000
1999 $457,225,900
2000 $445,948,200
2001 $402,704,400
2002 $400,962,800
2003 $499,704,400
2004 $500,296,600
2005 $594,847,600
2006 $706,686,000
2007 $747,386,500
2008 $820,280,300
2009 $647,960,500
2010 $777,775,700

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in St. Lucia was $723,318,500 as of 2010. Over the past 31 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $820,280,300 in 2008 and $105,407,400 in 1979.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1979 $105,407,400
1980 $125,700,000
1981 $130,063,000
1982 $120,381,500
1983 $109,685,200
1984 $124,748,100
1985 $134,259,300
1986 $184,800,000
1987 $208,481,500
1988 $260,600,000
1989 $318,200,000
1990 $334,300,000
1991 $359,800,000
1992 $365,900,000
1993 $362,100,000
1994 $369,400,000
1995 $388,700,000
1996 $388,000,000
1997 $414,292,600
1998 $424,329,600
1999 $445,151,800
2000 $445,948,100
2001 $402,704,400
2002 $400,962,800
2003 $499,704,400
2004 $500,296,600
2005 $594,847,600
2006 $706,686,000
2007 $747,386,400
2008 $820,280,300
2009 $641,488,900
2010 $723,318,500

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in St. Lucia was 1,952,960,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,214,757,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 284,600,000 in 1979.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1979 284,600,000
1980 339,390,000
1981 351,170,000
1982 325,030,000
1983 296,150,000
1984 336,820,000
1985 362,500,000
1986 498,960,000
1987 562,900,000
1988 703,620,000
1989 859,140,000
1990 902,610,000
1991 971,460,000
1992 987,930,000
1993 977,670,000
1994 997,380,000
1995 1,049,490,000
1996 1,047,600,000
1997 1,118,590,000
1998 1,145,690,000
1999 1,201,910,000
2000 1,204,060,000
2001 1,087,302,000
2002 1,082,599,000
2003 1,349,202,000
2004 1,350,801,000
2005 1,606,089,000
2006 1,908,052,000
2007 2,017,943,000
2008 2,214,757,000
2009 1,732,020,000
2010 1,952,960,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$)

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
2000 445,948,100

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in St. Lucia was 60.39 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 102.15 in 1989, while its lowest value was 57.65 in 2002.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1979 101.90
1980 94.22
1981 85.43
1982 83.84
1983 70.99
1984 63.30
1985 70.97
1986 81.85
1987 86.01
1988 95.12
1989 102.15
1990 84.17
1991 83.39
1992 76.55
1993 73.59
1994 71.37
1995 69.31
1996 68.51
1997 68.54
1998 64.53
1999 64.28
2000 61.85
2001 58.95
2002 57.65
2003 66.01
2004 60.17
2005 67.52
2006 71.76
2007 70.33
2008 72.71
2009 58.03
2010 60.39

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments