Saint Lucia: Trade balance, in dollars
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Saint Lucia |
Trade balance, billion USD |
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Latest value | 0.14 |
Year | 2023 |
Measure | billion U.S. dollars |
Data availability | 1976 - 2023 |
Average | -0.05 |
Min - Max | -0.30 - 0.19 |
Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2023 is 0.14 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 0.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 6.39 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 112 countries. Historically, the average for Saint Lucia from 1976 to 2023 is -0.05 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -0.3 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2006 while the maximum of 0.19 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2019.
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Definition: Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
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Terms of trade | 99.27 | 2021 | percent |
Financial openness | -0.042 | 2021 | index points |
Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 1.41 | 2022 | percent |
Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 0.03 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
Portfolio investment inflows, equities | 0.57 | 2023 | million dollars (current) |
Current account, percent of GDP | -2.28 | 2022 | percent |
Current account, in dollars | -0.05 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
Trade balance, in dollars | 0.14 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
Reserves | 0.42 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
Remittances, percent of GDP | 2.50 | 2023 | percent |
Remittances | 62.89 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
Net errors and omissions | -0.25 | 2023 | million USD |
External debt | 40.59 | 2022 | percent |
Short-term external debt | 10.72 | 2022 | percent |
Short-term debt to reserves | 25.06 | 2022 | percent |