Manufacturing, value added in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Manufacturing, value added was 2.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Saint Lucia, 1978–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Saint Lucia is 2.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 191.1% on the previous year and up 302.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Saint Lucia peaked at 30.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, -10.5%, in 1997.
Saint Lucia ranks 91st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 0.0% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | -6.6% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | -10.5% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | -4.3% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | -5.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.0% (2025)
- GDP per capita 12,094 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 3.6% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 2.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 12,094 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2.7 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 57.78 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 21.40 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 992.80 million current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 367.70 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Saint Lucia?
- Manufacturing, value added in Saint Lucia was 2.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.5% in 1997.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Saint Lucia ranks 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 302.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.