Trade in services in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Trade in services was 78.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Saint Lucia, 1980–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 78.2% for trade in services in 2025.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Saint Lucia peaked at 86.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1981.
Saint Lucia ranks 19th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Trade in services in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.8% | — |
| 1981 | 32.0% | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 39.5% | +23.7% |
| 1983 | 42.7% | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 40.7% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 37.8% | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 36.9% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 38.6% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 41.2% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 42.7% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 40.0% | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 41.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 42.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 42.8% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 47.9% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 51.3% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 49.3% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 50.9% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 49.2% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | -22.7% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +47.6% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | -45.6% |
| 2021 | 49.6% | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +40.3% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 86.1% | +15.3% |
| 2025 | 78.2% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.9% | 32.0% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 40.0% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 47.6% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 60.9% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 40.8% | 86.1% | 6 |
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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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0448 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 660.01 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0188 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 276.57 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 0.0392 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Saint Lucia?
- Trade in services in Saint Lucia was 78.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1981.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for trade in services?
- Saint Lucia ranks 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.