Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 32.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Saint Lucia, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 32.7% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Saint Lucia peaked at 47.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 76th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.1% | — |
| 1991 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | +31.5% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -17.2% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +30.7% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +34.6% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +46.2% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +89.3% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 32.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 32.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.6%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 9.1% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 11.2% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 31.8% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.7% | 5 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 671.73 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.6% (2020)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2020)
- Merchandise exports 85.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 471.83 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Saint Lucia?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Saint Lucia was 32.7% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Saint Lucia ranks 76th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.