Saint Lucia

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LC · LCA · BACI 662 · latest data 2024

Exports

$91M USD, nominal · 2024

= $91 M32.3% over 5 yrs (down)

Imports

$1.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= $1,469 M11.2% over 5 yrs (down)

Trade balancedeficit

−$1.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$1,378 M

Total trade

$1.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= $1,560 M12.7% over 5 yrs (down)

World position: #191 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #172 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: ±0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Saint Lucia's exports fell from $140M in 1995 to $91M in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$1.4B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Saint Lucia per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$140 M	$418 M	−$278 M	$557 M
1996	$125 M	$351 M	−$226 M	$476 M
1997	$109 M	$367 M	−$258 M	$477 M
1998	$99 M	$369 M	−$270 M	$467 M
1999	$98 M	$416 M	−$318 M	$514 M
2000	$91 M	$454 M	−$363 M	$545 M
2001	$74 M	$532 M	−$458 M	$606 M
2002	$83 M	$587 M	−$504 M	$670 M
2003	$80 M	$430 M	−$350 M	$510 M
2004	$114 M	$485 M	−$370 M	$599 M
2005	$171 M	$712 M	−$541 M	$882 M
2006	$198 M	$807 M	−$608 M	$1,005 M
2007	$137 M	$1,752 M	−$1,615 M	$1,889 M
2008	$190 M	$4,306 M	−$4,115 M	$4,496 M
2009	$398 M	$3,075 M	−$2,677 M	$3,473 M
2010	$254 M	$3,505 M	−$3,251 M	$3,759 M
2011	$287 M	$3,744 M	−$3,457 M	$4,031 M
2012	$137 M	$2,029 M	−$1,891 M	$2,166 M
2013	$261 M	$1,060 M	−$799 M	$1,320 M
2014	$289 M	$2,033 M	−$1,744 M	$2,322 M
2015	$281 M	$1,437 M	−$1,156 M	$1,718 M
2016	$211 M	$1,119 M	−$908 M	$1,329 M
2017	$178 M	$1,752 M	−$1,573 M	$1,930 M
2018	$176 M	$1,950 M	−$1,774 M	$2,126 M
2019	$134 M	$1,653 M	−$1,520 M	$1,787 M
2020	$94 M	$907 M	−$813 M	$1,000 M
2021	$65 M	$1,445 M	−$1,380 M	$1,510 M
2022	$65 M	$1,153 M	−$1,088 M	$1,218 M
2023	$68 M	$985 M	−$917 M	$1,053 M
2024	$91 M	$1,469 M	−$1,378 M	$1,560 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #153 → #191.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Saint Lucia per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.00%	0.01%	#153	#147
1996	0.00%	0.01%	#160	#160
1997	0.00%	0.01%	#165	#161
1998	0.00%	0.01%	#168	#162
1999	0.00%	0.01%	#167	#159
2000	0.00%	0.01%	#176	#164
2001	0.00%	0.01%	#181	#162
2002	0.00%	0.01%	#175	#162
2003	0.00%	0.01%	#181	#173
2004	0.00%	0.01%	#180	#172
2005	0.00%	0.01%	#178	#169
2006	0.00%	0.01%	#178	#171
2007	0.00%	0.01%	#186	#161
2008	0.00%	0.03%	#183	#131
2009	0.00%	0.02%	#167	#141
2010	0.00%	0.02%	#179	#144
2011	0.00%	0.02%	#181	#150
2012	0.00%	0.01%	#189	#164
2013	0.00%	0.01%	#182	#178
2014	0.00%	0.01%	#180	#166
2015	0.00%	0.01%	#180	#172
2016	0.00%	0.01%	#184	#175
2017	0.00%	0.01%	#186	#166
2018	0.00%	0.01%	#185	#164
2019	0.00%	0.01%	#195	#165
2020	0.00%	0.01%	#196	#180
2021	0.00%	0.01%	#198	#172
2022	0.00%	0.00%	#200	#179
2023	0.00%	0.00%	#198	#181
2024	0.00%	0.01%	#191	#172

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Trading partners

United States was Saint Lucia's top trading partner in 2024, at 58.8% of total trade; the top five partners covered 81.1%.

Year

Top partner share: 58.8%
Top-5 share: 81.1%
Partners: 85
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.365

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Suriname $42M

Guyana $12M

Trinidad & Tobago $7M

Barbados $6M

United States $5M

United Kingdom $2M

France $2M

India $1M

Canada $1M

Thailand $0M

Japan $0M

China $0M

Netherlands $0M

South Africa $0M

Brazil $0M

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Top partners of Saint Lucia in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	United States	$5 M	$912 M	$917 M	−$907 M
#2	Guyana	$12 M	$155 M	$167 M	−$143 M
#3	Trinidad & Tobago	$7 M	$72 M	$79 M	−$65 M
#4	Brazil	$0 M	$59 M	$59 M	−$59 M
#5	China	$0 M	$43 M	$43 M	−$43 M
#6	Suriname	$42 M	$0 M	$42 M	$42 M
#7	United Kingdom	$2 M	$37 M	$39 M	−$35 M
#8	Barbados	$6 M	$21 M	$27 M	−$15 M
#9	Japan	$0 M	$22 M	$22 M	−$22 M
#10	South Africa	$0 M	$14 M	$14 M	−$14 M
#11	Canada	$1 M	$12 M	$13 M	−$11 M
#12	France	$2 M	$11 M	$12 M	−$9 M
#13	India	$1 M	$11 M	$12 M	−$9 M
#14	Thailand	$0 M	$11 M	$11 M	−$11 M
#15	Netherlands	$0 M	$11 M	$11 M	−$11 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Saint Lucia's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Saint Lucia's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.339 → 0.249, a moderately concentrated export base across 66 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Saint Lucia per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.339	0.186	56	94
1996	0.415	0.188	56	94
1997	0.350	0.215	55	102
1998	0.367	0.194	53	92
1999	0.341	0.203	61	106
2000	0.365	0.153	65	111
2001	0.262	0.184	77	116
2002	0.255	0.242	75	112
2003	0.192	0.228	69	110
2004	0.152	0.174	80	122
2005	0.158	0.136	82	122
2006	0.229	0.138	82	128
2007	0.177	0.375	76	115
2008	0.162	0.696	98	108
2009	0.210	0.636	96	112
2010	0.287	0.622	91	109
2011	0.345	0.627	97	103
2012	0.152	0.406	88	104
2013	0.163	0.271	95	102
2014	0.230	0.347	89	104
2015	0.184	0.274	93	104
2016	0.143	0.204	86	111
2017	0.112	0.216	106	105
2018	0.119	0.244	88	143
2019	0.131	0.317	94	141
2020	0.105	0.166	95	131
2021	0.088	0.196	70	75
2022	0.086	0.571	67	78
2023	0.100	0.365	71	75
2024	0.249	0.403	66	71

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