St. Lucia - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in St. Lucia was 26.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 61.81 in 1979, while its lowest value was 21.85 in 2019.

Definition: Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).

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

See also:

Year Value
1976 60.76
1977 57.84
1978 52.83
1979 61.81
1980 45.71
1981 44.67
1982 34.86
1983 29.14
1984 25.35
1985 26.96
1986 53.95
1987 55.63
1988 53.67
1989 52.66
1990 50.69
1991 50.63
1992 49.24
1993 47.88
1994 39.54
1995 33.46
1996 34.22
1997 36.22
1998 31.64
1999 35.14
2000 39.84
2001 41.25
2002 38.72
2003 43.39
2004 42.12
2005 41.58
2006 43.38
2007 39.56
2008 43.52
2009 39.42
2010 40.56
2011 43.52
2012 40.90
2013 39.09
2014 27.64
2015 25.95
2016 26.10
2017 25.39
2018 24.25
2019 21.85
2020 26.27

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments