Binding coverage, primary products in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Binding coverage, primary products was 99.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Binding coverage, primary products in Saint Lucia, 1996–2020
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 99.2% for binding coverage, primary products in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, binding coverage, primary products in Saint Lucia peaked at 99.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2015.
Saint Lucia ranks 34th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Binding coverage, primary products in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 99.7% | — |
| 1999 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 99.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.4%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 99.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.4%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More private sector data for Saint Lucia
- Merchandise trade 41.2% (2025)
- Food imports 27.6% (2020)
- Manufactures imports 57.0% (2020)
- Merchandise imports 1.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.6% (2020)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2020)
- Merchandise exports 85.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 471.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is binding coverage, primary products in Saint Lucia?
- Binding coverage, primary products in Saint Lucia was 99.2% in 2020, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest binding coverage, primary products recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest binding coverage, primary products recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2015.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for binding coverage, primary products?
- Saint Lucia ranks 34th out of 158 countries with data for 2020.
- Is binding coverage, primary products rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Binding coverage, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Binding coverage is the percentage of product lines with an agreed bound rate. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).