Saint Lucia vs World: Trade in services
Trade in services over time
- Saint Lucia
- World
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 78.2% against 13.4% in World, a difference of 64.8%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 5.8 times World's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Saint Lucia ranks 19th and World ranks 18th of 200 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.9% | 7.1% | 31.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 8.2% | 38.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 10.7% | 44.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 12.8% | 52.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 13.4% | 53.0% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Saint Lucia or World?
- Saint Lucia, at 78.2% against 13.4% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Saint Lucia and World?
- 64.8%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and World?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Saint Lucia and World rank globally for trade in services?
- Saint Lucia ranks 19th and World ranks 18th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.