Saint Lucia vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Saint Lucia
0.3798 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.3805 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saint Lucia rank
80th
Vanuatu rank
79th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Saint Lucia
  • Vanuatu
0.20.30.40.50.60.7197920022025

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.3805 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3798 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Saint Lucia ranks 80th and Vanuatu ranks 79th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5686 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5053 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
1990s 0.4245 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3964 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
2000s 0.4107 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4038 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
2010s 0.3625 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3911 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2020s 0.3552 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3279 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0273 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp, Saint Lucia or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.3805 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3798 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Saint Lucia and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Saint Lucia ranks 80th and Vanuatu ranks 79th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.