Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Bound rate, simple mean, primary products was 96.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Saint Lucia, 1996–2020
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 96.5% for bound rate, simple mean, primary products in 2020. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Saint Lucia peaked at 96.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 91.8%, in 1996.
That places Saint Lucia 16th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 91.8% | — |
| 1999 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 96.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 3.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 96.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.8%, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.0% | 91.8% | 92.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 92.2% | 92.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 92.5% | 96.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 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 bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Saint Lucia?
- Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Saint Lucia was 96.5% in 2020, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.8% in 1996.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for bound rate, simple mean, primary products?
- Saint Lucia ranks 16th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. 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).