Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products was 9.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Saint Lucia, 1996–2020
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Saint Lucia is 9.1%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.6% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Saint Lucia peaked at 18.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2011.
That places Saint Lucia 47th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18.5% | — |
| 1999 | 16.3% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -25.2% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -31.5% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -34.2% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +56.3% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +80.5% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -45.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 16.3% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 9.0% | 16.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 5.8% | 16.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
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 tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Saint Lucia?
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products in Saint Lucia was 9.1% in 2020, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products?
- Saint Lucia ranks 47th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead.