Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Saint Lucia

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Saint Lucia in 2020 — 11.42%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 165. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 7.45 pp.

2020 11.42% −5.28 pp vs 2019
World rank 77of 165
Period maximum 43.81%2013
Period minimum 3.97%1973

Trend over time

1973–2020 · % of merchandise imports

Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Saint Lucia, 1973–2020020406019731978198319881993199820032008201320181973: 3.97%1974: 7.1%1975: 7.62%1976: 8.2%1977: 7.89%1978: 6.55%1979: 9.97%1980: 10.01%1981: 9.75%1982: 11.7%1983: 12.2%1985: 10.54%1986: 7.7%1987: 6.31%1991: 7.03%1992: 5.25%1993: 7.64%1994: 6.54%1995: 7.62%1996: 8.27%1997: 8.51%1998: 7.89%1999: 6.8%2000: 9.35%2001: 10.71%2002: 9.85%2003: 11.22%2004: 13.01%2005: 13.8%2006: 12.88%2007: 21.26%2008: 25.91%2009: 13.57%2010: 13.07%2011: 15.42%2012: 17.42%2013: 43.81%2014: 24.62%2015: 16.16%2016: 19.19%2017: 15.58%2018: 20.91%2019: 16.71%2020: 11.42%
Change over the period: +7.45 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia 11.42%
World 9.18%
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 11.42 −5.28 pp
2019 16.71 −4.2 pp
2018 20.91 +5.33 pp
2017 15.58 −3.61 pp
2016 19.19 +3.03 pp
2015 16.16 −8.46 pp
2014 24.62 −19.18 pp
2013 43.81 +26.39 pp
2012 17.42 +2 pp
2011 15.42 +2.35 pp
2010 13.07 −0.5 pp
2009 13.57 −12.33 pp
2008 25.91 +4.65 pp
2007 21.26 +8.38 pp
2006 12.88 −0.92 pp
2005 13.8 +0.79 pp
2004 13.01 +1.79 pp
2003 11.22 +1.37 pp
2002 9.85 −0.86 pp
2001 10.71 +1.36 pp
2000 9.35 +2.55 pp
1999 6.8 −1.09 pp
1998 7.89 −0.62 pp
1997 8.51 +0.24 pp
1996 8.27 +0.65 pp
1995 7.62 +1.08 pp
1994 6.54 −1.1 pp
1993 7.64 +2.39 pp
1992 5.25 −1.79 pp
1991 7.03
1987 6.31 −1.39 pp
1986 7.7 −2.84 pp
1985 10.54
1983 12.2 +0.51 pp
1982 11.7 +1.95 pp
1981 9.75 −0.26 pp
1980 10.01 +0.04 pp
1979 9.97 +3.42 pp
1978 6.55 −1.33 pp
1977 7.89 −0.32 pp
1976 8.2 +0.58 pp
1975 7.62 +0.52 pp
1974 7.1 +3.13 pp
1973 3.97

About the indicator

The share of fuel in merchandise imports — the reverse side of fuel dependence. The indicator measures vulnerability to rising energy prices: a country spending a quarter of its imports on fuel loses as much when prices double as an exporter does when they fall. The series reacts visibly to oil shocks, and it shows that in the 1970s the share of fuel in the imports of developed countries rose several times over.

Important: The share is of value, not of volume, so it rises when fuel becomes more expensive even with no change in physical deliveries. The aggregate is weighted by merchandise imports — the denominator of the indicator.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.