Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 24.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Saint Lucia, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 24.0% for transport services in 2025.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Saint Lucia peaked at 61.8% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2024.
That places Saint Lucia 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 60.8% | — |
| 1977 | 57.8% | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 52.8% | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 61.8% | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 45.7% | -26.0% |
| 1981 | 44.7% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 34.9% | -22.0% |
| 1983 | 29.1% | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 25.4% | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 27.0% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | +107.8% |
| 1987 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 54.4% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 53.2% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 52.9% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 53.8% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 51.9% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 50.7% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 35.9% | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 38.8% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 37.2% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | -25.1% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | -15.6% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | +10.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 24.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.9%, 75% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 24.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.3%, 85% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +107.8% | 27.0% | 56.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.3% | 52.8% | 61.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 42.7% | 25.4% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.5% | 34.6% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 25.4% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 22.5% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 21.8% | 28.4% | 6 |
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 transport services in Saint Lucia?
- Transport services in Saint Lucia was 24.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 1979.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for transport services?
- Saint Lucia ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.