Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 3.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Saint Lucia, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 3.3% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Saint Lucia peaked at 24.8% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2022.
That places Saint Lucia 164th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22.4% | — |
| 1982 | 24.8% | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 19.6% | -21.1% |
| 1984 | 14.4% | -26.4% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 13.2% | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | -43.6% |
| 1989 | 8.9% | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 8.8% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | -23.1% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +58.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -24.3% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -30.4% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -44.3% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 3.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 20% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 3.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.0%, 20% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.7% | 7.5% | 24.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.1% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.2% | 8.3% | 4 |
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 merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Saint Lucia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Saint Lucia was 3.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Saint Lucia ranks 164th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.