Saint Lucia: Trade balance, in dollars

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 Saint Lucia

Trade balance, billion USD

 Latest value 0.15
 Year 2024
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1976 - 2024
 Average -0.04
 Min - Max -0.30 - 0.19
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2024 is 0.15 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 0.13 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 4.90 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 109 countries. Historically, the average for Saint Lucia from 1976 to 2024 is -0.04 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. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Saint Lucia - Trade balance, in dollars - Recent values chart

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Saint Lucia - Trade balance, in dollars - historical chart - 1976-2024




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
 Terms of trade 92.90 2023 percent
 Financial openness -0.050 2022 index points
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 7.04 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.18 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.65 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -2.52 2024 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 0.15 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 0.41 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 2.50 2023 percent
 Remittances 64.96 2024 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -18.41 2024 million USD
 External debt 46.51 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 6.64 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 19.58 2024 percent
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