Food imports in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Food imports was 27.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Saint Lucia, 1973–2020
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2020, food imports in Saint Lucia stood at 27.6%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Saint Lucia peaked at 30.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2013.
That places Saint Lucia 21st out of 196 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Food imports in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 29.1% | — |
| 1974 | 29.3% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 27.4% | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 26.1% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 24.0% | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 22.1% | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 24.4% | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 26.5% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 25.3% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 23.5% | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 23.7% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 23.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 24.3% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -26.0% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +37.9% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +2.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 27.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 27.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.4%, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.9% | 22.1% | 30.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 21.0% | 26.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 23.6% | 26.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 19.7% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 18.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 18 Timor-Leste 28.1% compare
- 19 Micronesia, Federated States of 27.8% compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 27.7% compare
- 22 Tonga 27.5% compare
- 23 Afghanistan 26.9% compare
- 24 Guinea 26.6% compare
More private sector data for Saint Lucia
- Merchandise trade 41.2% (2025)
- 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$), annual growth rate -7.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,601 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Saint Lucia?
- Food imports in Saint Lucia was 27.6% in 2020, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2013.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for food imports?
- Saint Lucia ranks 21st out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.