Net barter terms of trade index in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Net barter terms of trade index was 96 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net barter terms of trade index in Saint Lucia, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 96 2015 = 100 for net barter terms of trade index in 2024.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net barter terms of trade index in Saint Lucia peaked at 130.2 2015 = 100 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 72.9 2015 = 100, in 2013.
Saint Lucia ranks 137th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Net barter terms of trade index in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 113.4 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 113.7 2015 = 100 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 113.3 2015 = 100 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 106.6 2015 = 100 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 130.2 2015 = 100 | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 120.3 2015 = 100 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 106.2 2015 = 100 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 73 2015 = 100 | -31.3% |
| 2013 | 72.9 2015 = 100 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.5 2015 = 100 | +25.5% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 101.5 2015 = 100 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 100.9 2015 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.8 2015 = 100 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 95.1 2015 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 107.8 2015 = 100 | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 93.7 2015 = 100 | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 83.3 2015 = 100 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 92.8 2015 = 100 | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 96 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115.44 2015 = 100 | 106.6 2015 = 100 | 130.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.52 2015 = 100 | 72.9 2015 = 100 | 120.3 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.72 2015 = 100 | 83.3 2015 = 100 | 107.8 2015 = 100 | 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)
- 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 net barter terms of trade index in Saint Lucia?
- Net barter terms of trade index in Saint Lucia was 96 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 130.2 2015 = 100 in 2009.
- What is the lowest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9 2015 = 100 in 2013.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for net barter terms of trade index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net barter terms of trade index rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.