Import value index in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Import value index was 174.8 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import value index in Saint Lucia, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 174.8 2015 = 100 for import value index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in Saint Lucia peaked at 174.8 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.6 2015 = 100, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 57th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import value index in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 86 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 105.3 2015 = 100 | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 110 2015 = 100 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 118.2 2015 = 100 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 93.4 2015 = 100 | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 118.2 2015 = 100 | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 123.9 2015 = 100 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 112.9 2015 = 100 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 105.4 2015 = 100 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 109.7 2015 = 100 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 114.5 2015 = 100 | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 114.6 2015 = 100 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 115.9 2015 = 100 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 103.4 2015 = 100 | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 84.6 2015 = 100 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 109.2 2015 = 100 | +29.1% |
| 2022 | 151.3 2015 = 100 | +38.6% |
| 2023 | 163.3 2015 = 100 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 174.8 2015 = 100 | +7.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 174.8 2015 = 100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 155.5 2015 = 100, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 174.8 2015 = 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 141.05 2015 = 100, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.58 2015 = 100 | 86 2015 = 100 | 118.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 111.85 2015 = 100 | 100 2015 = 100 | 123.9 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.64 2015 = 100 | 84.6 2015 = 100 | 174.8 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 54 Philippines 180.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 176.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 176.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 58 Madagascar 174.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 59 Portugal 173.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 60 Grenada 173.2 2015 = 100 compare
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 import value index in Saint Lucia?
- Import value index in Saint Lucia was 174.8 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 174.8 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6 2015 = 100 in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for import value index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 57th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.