Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 11.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Saint Lucia, 1996–2020
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Saint Lucia is 11.2%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Saint Lucia peaked at 20.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2019.
That places Saint Lucia 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 20.9% | — |
| 1999 | 17.6% | -15.7% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +3.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 11.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 11.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 17.6% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.7% | 17.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.8% | 13.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 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, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Saint Lucia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Saint Lucia was 11.2% in 2020, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2019.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Saint Lucia ranks 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation 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. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.