Saint Lucia (LCA)

Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).

Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.

Exports

$67.42M

Imports

$532.91M

Total trade

$600.34M

Trade balance

-$465.49M

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Saint Lucia - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)

Share of exports, imports, and total trade attributed to each partner.

Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Snapshot: 20251222 | Source: UN Comtrade

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Showing top 10 partners by total dependency.

Rank #1

USA (USA)

Total

38.5%

Exports

28.0%

$18.90M

Imports

39.8%

$211.96M

Total

38.5%

$230.86M

Rank #2

Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)

Total

13.9%

Exports

12.0%

$8.12M

Imports

14.1%

$75.14M

Total

13.9%

$83.26M

Rank #3

United Kingdom (GBR)

Total

6.7%

Exports

9.0%

$6.05M

Imports

6.4%

$33.94M

Total

6.7%

$39.99M

Rank #4

China (CHN)

Total

5.3%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

6.0%

$31.99M

Total

5.3%

$31.99M

Rank #5

Barbados (BRB)

Total

2.9%

Exports

8.3%

$5.57M

Imports

2.2%

$11.66M

Total

2.9%

$17.23M

Rank #6

Japan (JPN)

Total

2.5%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

2.8%

$15.16M

Total

2.5%

$15.16M

Rank #7

France (FRA)

Total

2.4%

Exports

4.4%

$2.95M

Imports

2.1%

$11.24M

Total

2.4%

$14.20M

Rank #8

Canada (CAN)

Total

1.9%

Exports

0.3%

$212.93K

Imports

2.1%

$11.07M

Total

1.9%

$11.29M

Rank #9

Guyana (GUY)

Total

1.5%

Exports

6.9%

$4.66M

Imports

0.9%

$4.63M

Total

1.5%

$9.29M

Rank #10

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VCT)

Total

1.4%

Exports

4.9%

$3.29M

Imports

0.9%

$5.05M

Total

1.4%

$8.34M

Rank	Partner	Export dependency	Import dependency	Total dependency
1	USA (USA)	28.0% $18.90M	39.8% $211.96M	38.5% $230.86M
2	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	12.0% $8.12M	14.1% $75.14M	13.9% $83.26M
3	United Kingdom (GBR)	9.0% $6.05M	6.4% $33.94M	6.7% $39.99M
4	China (CHN)	0.0% $0	6.0% $31.99M	5.3% $31.99M
5	Barbados (BRB)	8.3% $5.57M	2.2% $11.66M	2.9% $17.23M
6	Japan (JPN)	0.0% $0	2.8% $15.16M	2.5% $15.16M
7	France (FRA)	4.4% $2.95M	2.1% $11.24M	2.4% $14.20M
8	Canada (CAN)	0.3% $212.93K	2.1% $11.07M	1.9% $11.29M
9	Guyana (GUY)	6.9% $4.66M	0.9% $4.63M	1.5% $9.29M
10	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VCT)	4.9% $3.29M	0.9% $5.05M	1.4% $8.34M

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In 2024, Saint Lucia's total trade amounted to $600.3M, comprising $67.4M in exports and $532.9M in imports.
The country experienced a trade deficit of -$465.5M for the year.
Saint Lucia ranked #171 globally for total trade, exports, and imports.
The United States was the top export destination, receiving 28.0% of Saint Lucia's exports, valued at $18.9M.
The primary export category was Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS2 22), with a total export value of $14.7M.
Mineral fuels and oils (HS2 27) were the most significant import category, valued at $62.1M.

Saint Lucia's Trade Performance in 2024

In 2024, Saint Lucia's international trade activity ranked #171 globally. The country's exports were valued at $67.4M, while imports totaled $532.9M. This resulted in a trade balance of -$465.5M for the year.

Top Trading Partners

Saint Lucia's primary trading partner in 2024 was the United States, which accounted for 28.0% of exports ($18.9M) and 39.8% of imports ($212.0M). Trinidad and Tobago was the second most significant partner, receiving $8.1M in exports and supplying $75.1M in imports.

Key Product Categories

The leading export category for Saint Lucia was Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS2 22), with exports valued at $14.7M. For imports, the most significant category was Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS2 27), with an import value of $62.1M, followed by Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof (HS2 84) at $53.9M.

Exports

Saint Lucia - exports over time (Exports), 2015-2020 (USD)

Annual reported export values across available years.

Flow: Exports | Years: 2015-2020 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top export categories

Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$14.71M

21.8% share

#2 • HS 08

Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons

$5.80M

8.6% share

#3 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$4.74M

7.0% share

#4 • HS 71

Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin

$4.00M

5.9% share

#5 • HS 48

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard

$3.21M

4.8% share

#6 • HS 32

Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks

$2.78M

4.1% share

#7 • HS 25

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

$2.68M

4.0% share

#8 • HS 91

Clocks and watches and parts thereof

$2.63M

3.9% share

#9 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$2.29M

3.4% share

#10 • HS 89

Ships, boats and floating structures

$1.98M

2.9% share

#11 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$1.94M

2.9% share

#12 • HS 12

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

$1.74M

2.6% share

#13 • HS 23

Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder

$1.69M

2.5% share

#14 • HS 11

Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten

$1.55M

2.3% share

#15 • HS 21

Miscellaneous edible preparations

$1.52M

2.3% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$14.71M	21.8%
2	Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons	$5.80M	8.6%
3	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$4.74M	7.0%
4	Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin	$4.00M	5.9%
5	Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard	$3.21M	4.8%
6	Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks	$2.78M	4.1%
7	Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement	$2.68M	4.0%
8	Clocks and watches and parts thereof	$2.63M	3.9%
9	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$2.29M	3.4%
10	Ships, boats and floating structures	$1.98M	2.9%
11	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$1.94M	2.9%
12	Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder	$1.74M	2.6%
13	Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder	$1.69M	2.5%
14	Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten	$1.55M	2.3%
15	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$1.52M	2.3%

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Saint Lucia - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by export value in the selected year.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Saint Lucia - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)

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Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Imports

Saint Lucia - imports over time (Imports), 2015-2020 (USD)

Annual reported import values across available years.

Flow: Imports | Years: 2015-2020 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top import categories

Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$62.12M

11.7% share

#2 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$53.86M

10.1% share

#3 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$34.13M

6.4% share

#4 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$30.53M

5.7% share

#5 • HS 02

Meat and edible meat offal

$20.95M

3.9% share

#6 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$20.32M

3.8% share

#7 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$15.15M

2.8% share

#8 • HS 04

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

$14.16M

2.7% share

#9 • HS 94

Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings

$13.61M

2.6% share

#10 • HS 19

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products

$13.36M

2.5% share

#11 • HS 73

Iron or steel articles

$12.38M

2.3% share

#12 • HS 44

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

$11.35M

2.1% share

#13 • HS 11

Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten

$11.06M

2.1% share

#14 • HS 48

Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard

$10.70M

2.0% share

#15 • HS 21

Miscellaneous edible preparations

$10.69M

2.0% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$62.12M	11.7%
2	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$53.86M	10.1%
3	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$34.13M	6.4%
4	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$30.53M	5.7%
5	Meat and edible meat offal	$20.95M	3.9%
6	Plastics and articles thereof	$20.32M	3.8%
7	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$15.15M	2.8%
8	Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included	$14.16M	2.7%
9	Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings	$13.61M	2.6%
10	Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products	$13.36M	2.5%
11	Iron or steel articles	$12.38M	2.3%
12	Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal	$11.35M	2.1%
13	Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten	$11.06M	2.1%
14	Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard	$10.70M	2.0%
15	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$10.69M	2.0%

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Saint Lucia - import composition by product categories (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by import value in the selected year.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Saint Lucia - import composition by 4-digit product groups (Imports), 2024 (USD)

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Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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