Saint Lucia vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Saint Lucia
0.5399 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
38th
Upper middle income rank
37th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time

  • Saint Lucia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 0.5399 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.3479 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 2.8 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Saint Lucia ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 37th of 202 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1088 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
1990s 0.3931 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1642 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
2000s 0.4077 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.177 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
2010s 0.3769 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1996 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1773 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
2020s 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1929 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3295 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Saint Lucia or Upper middle income?
Saint Lucia, at 0.5399 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Saint Lucia and Upper middle income?
0.3479 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Upper middle income?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Saint Lucia and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Saint Lucia ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 37th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.