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 93rd of 192 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.
Manufacturing, value added in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 14.6% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 9.5% | — |
| 1981 | -4.6% | -148.4% |
| 1982 | -6.6% | +44.2% |
| 1983 | 18.6% | -381.0% |
| 1984 | 14.3% | -22.7% |
| 1985 | 30.5% | +112.7% |
| 1986 | 19.2% | -36.9% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | -75.5% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | +71.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -96.4% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | +4970.4% |
| 1991 | -8.7% | -159.3% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | -147.1% |
| 1993 | -2.9% | -170.2% |
| 1994 | -5.6% | +96.9% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | -286.9% |
| 1996 | -3.1% | -129.0% |
| 1997 | -10.5% | +242.4% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | -169.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
| 2000 | -2.1% | -15215.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -104.8% |
| 2002 | -4.3% | -4302.2% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -157.5% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +592.9% |
| 2005 | -2.0% | -111.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -205.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +133.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -56.6% |
| 2010 | -5.3% | -386.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -129.4% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +310.5% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +38.2% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -100.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -1486.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +389.6% |
| 2017 | -0.4% | -110.9% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -1858.1% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -102.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | — |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -92.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +219.1% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +191.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 2.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 2.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -15215.6% | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | +4970.4% | 0.3% | 14.7% |
| 2002 | -4302.2% | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | +1858.1% | -0.4% | 6.2% |
| 2015 | +1486.4% | -0.0% | 0.7% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 18.67 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 193.98 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.12 % change on previous year (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 93rd out of 192 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.