St. Lucia - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in St. Lucia was 0.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 2.53 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1992 0.01
1993 0.01
1994 2.53
1995 2.43
1996 0.01
1997 0.01
1998 0.01
1999 0.20
2000 0.11
2001 0.03
2002 0.02
2003 0.01
2004 0.03
2005 0.02
2006 0.02
2007 0.02
2008 0.06
2009 0.10
2010 0.08
2011 0.07
2012 0.04
2013 0.03
2014 0.03
2015 0.06
2016 0.05
2017 0.08
2018 0.12
2019 0.05
2020 0.04

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in St. Lucia was 505,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 697,000,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 7,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1960 7,000,000
1961 8,000,000
1962 10,000,000
1963 10,000,000
1964 12,000,000
1965 13,000,000
1966 17,000,000
1967 17,000,000
1968 15,000,000
1969 21,000,000
1970 27,000,000
1971 35,000,000
1972 36,000,000
1973 38,000,000
1974 44,000,000
1975 46,000,000
1976 48,000,000
1977 59,000,000
1978 83,000,000
1979 101,000,000
1980 124,000,000
1981 129,000,000
1982 118,000,000
1983 144,000,000
1984 119,000,000
1985 125,000,000
1986 155,000,000
1987 179,000,000
1988 220,000,000
1989 274,000,000
1990 271,000,000
1991 295,000,000
1992 313,000,000
1993 300,000,000
1994 303,000,000
1995 307,000,000
1996 313,000,000
1997 332,000,000
1998 328,000,000
1999 355,000,000
2000 355,000,000
2001 355,000,000
2002 309,000,000
2003 403,000,000
2004 422,000,000
2005 486,000,000
2006 592,000,000
2007 614,000,000
2008 656,000,000
2009 520,000,000
2010 662,000,000
2011 697,000,000
2012 644,000,000
2013 620,000,000
2014 627,000,000
2015 570,000,000
2016 655,000,000
2017 655,000,000
2018 659,000,000
2019 598,000,000
2020 505,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in St. Lucia was 85.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 91.43 in 1988, while its lowest value was 65.59 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 65.59
1982 73.01
1983 78.38
1984 83.41
1985 82.76
1986 83.90
1987 85.70
1988 91.43
1989 89.42
1990 89.41
1991 90.02
1992 87.85
1993 86.05
1994 85.83
1995 84.72
1996 84.27
1997 83.12
1998 87.51
1999 88.71
2000 87.30
2001 86.87
2002 87.15
2003 87.59
2004 87.34
2005 86.01
2006 86.03
2007 89.00
2008 88.76
2009 83.84
2010 86.87
2011 85.61
2012 86.31
2013 89.92
2014 86.70
2015 83.58
2016 82.55
2017 80.31
2018 81.78
2019 80.95
2020 85.76

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in St. Lucia was 7.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 8.68 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.04 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 0.07
1984 0.54
1986 0.06
1987 0.14
1988 0.06
1989 0.10
1990 0.10
1991 0.04
1992 1.79
1993 2.48
1994 5.14
1995 5.31
1996 2.63
1997 2.31
1998 3.08
1999 3.31
2000 4.15
2001 3.44
2002 3.87
2003 3.48
2004 3.59
2005 4.01
2006 4.02
2007 3.56
2008 3.18
2009 3.17
2010 3.46
2011 2.67
2012 2.56
2013 2.13
2014 2.94
2015 3.45
2016 3.67
2017 4.16
2018 8.24
2019 8.68
2020 7.49

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in St. Lucia was 6.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 7.46 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1987 0.14
1988 0.06
1989 0.08
1990 0.04
1991 0.03
1992 1.57
1993 2.15
1994 2.47
1995 2.52
1996 2.35
1997 2.06
1998 2.69
1999 2.65
2000 3.55
2001 2.93
2002 3.17
2003 2.95
2004 3.09
2005 3.37
2006 3.51
2007 3.32
2008 2.97
2009 2.79
2010 3.11
2011 2.35
2012 2.23
2013 1.86
2014 2.41
2015 2.85
2016 2.78
2017 2.90
2018 6.98
2019 7.46
2020 6.56

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in St. Lucia was 0.425 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 0.599 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.004 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1986 0.052
1989 0.004
1992 0.022
1993 0.070
1994 0.059
1995 0.129
1996 0.040
1997 0.021
1998 0.040
1999 0.026
2000 0.014
2001 0.045
2002 0.031
2003 0.039
2004 0.070
2005 0.061
2006 0.069
2007 0.042
2008 0.021
2009 0.048
2010 0.040
2011 0.048
2012 0.072
2013 0.097
2014 0.097
2015 0.129
2016 0.103
2017 0.527
2018 0.372
2019 0.599
2020 0.425

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in St. Lucia was 6.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 27.55 in 1981, while its lowest value was 6.14 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 27.55
1982 26.99
1983 21.10
1984 16.06
1985 16.94
1986 15.69
1987 13.73
1988 7.70
1989 9.02
1990 9.16
1991 9.05
1992 8.85
1993 9.13
1994 7.47
1995 7.25
1996 8.18
1997 9.58
1998 8.45
1999 7.29
2000 8.01
2001 8.41
2002 7.65
2003 7.96
2004 7.99
2005 8.62
2006 8.41
2007 7.07
2008 7.68
2009 11.92
2010 8.99
2011 10.91
2012 10.51
2013 7.49
2014 9.33
2015 9.91
2016 8.32
2017 9.14
2018 8.80
2019 9.47
2020 6.14

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in St. Lucia was 0.011 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 0.191 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2011.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1992 0.026
1993 0.029
1994 0.014
1995 0.008
1996 0.016
1997 0.007
1998 0.006
1999 0.191
2000 0.070
2001 0.006
2002 0.013
2003 0.010
2004 0.014
2005 0.016
2006 0.004
2007 0.003
2008 0.006
2009 0.005
2010 0.002
2011 0.000
2012 0.008
2013 0.005
2014 0.022
2015 0.035
2016 0.009
2017 0.016
2018 0.004
2019 0.014
2020 0.011

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in St. Lucia was 0.412 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 0.728 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.001 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 0.068
1984 0.538
1986 0.009
1987 0.001
1989 0.015
1990 0.053
1991 0.010
1992 0.171
1993 0.222
1994 0.220
1995 0.211
1996 0.209
1997 0.191
1998 0.279
1999 0.391
2000 0.411
2001 0.381
2002 0.480
2003 0.393
2004 0.314
2005 0.447
2006 0.291
2007 0.170
2008 0.159
2009 0.295
2010 0.228
2011 0.219
2012 0.204
2013 0.135
2014 0.360
2015 0.372
2016 0.549
2017 0.447
2018 0.728
2019 0.543
2020 0.412

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in St. Lucia was 0.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 2.45 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1991 0.00
1992 0.00
1993 0.01
1994 2.38
1995 2.45
1996 0.01
1997 0.03
1998 0.06
1999 0.05
2000 0.11
2001 0.08
2002 0.18
2003 0.09
2004 0.11
2005 0.12
2006 0.15
2007 0.03
2008 0.02
2009 0.04
2010 0.08
2011 0.06
2012 0.05
2013 0.03
2014 0.04
2015 0.07
2016 0.23
2017 0.27
2018 0.16
2019 0.07
2020 0.08

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in St. Lucia was 0.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 6.79 in 1981, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1981 6.79
1982 0.00
1983 0.51
1984 0.00
1985 0.30
1986 0.35
1987 0.43
1988 0.80
1989 1.46
1990 1.33
1991 0.88
1992 1.50
1993 2.34
1994 1.56
1995 2.71
1996 4.93
1997 4.99
1998 0.96
1999 0.70
2000 0.54
2001 1.28
2002 1.32
2003 0.97
2004 1.08
2005 1.36
2006 1.54
2007 0.37
2008 0.39
2009 1.07
2010 0.67
2011 0.80
2012 0.62
2013 0.46
2014 1.03
2015 3.07
2016 5.47
2017 6.38
2018 1.18
2019 0.90
2020 0.61

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in St. Lucia was $697,039,000 as of 2020. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $888,869,600 in 2013 and $21,429,100 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1981 $32,380,700
1982 $26,983,000
1983 $21,429,100
1984 $25,369,660
1985 $36,506,950
1986 $63,395,500
1987 $77,608,060
1988 $182,926,200
1989 $197,053,800
1990 $197,785,000
1991 $220,056,000
1992 $306,338,600
1993 $300,185,500
1994 $302,635,500
1995 $306,566,700
1996 $312,602,000
1997 $332,216,700
1998 $335,203,000
1999 $354,548,900
2000 $349,544,200
2001 $276,518,300
2002 $315,829,600
2003 $408,497,500
2004 $422,639,200
2005 $486,357,400
2006 $593,150,300
2007 $616,005,900
2008 $658,610,900
2009 $620,795,500
2010 $649,918,400
2011 $708,961,500
2012 $657,867,900
2013 $888,869,600
2014 $643,553,500
2015 $585,086,600
2016 $669,831,800
2017 $664,727,900
2018 $674,341,100
2019 $625,089,700
2020 $697,039,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in St. Lucia was 6.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 27.55 in 1981, while its lowest value was 6.14 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1981 27.55
1982 26.99
1983 21.10
1984 16.06
1985 16.94
1986 15.69
1987 13.73
1988 7.70
1989 9.02
1990 9.16
1991 9.05
1992 8.85
1993 9.13
1994 7.47
1995 7.25
1996 8.18
1997 9.58
1998 8.45
1999 7.29
2000 8.01
2001 8.41
2002 7.65
2003 7.96
2004 7.99
2005 8.62
2006 8.41
2007 7.07
2008 7.68
2009 11.92
2010 8.99
2011 10.91
2012 10.51
2013 7.49
2014 9.33
2015 9.91
2016 8.32
2017 9.14
2018 8.80
2019 9.47
2020 6.14

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports