Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 9.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Saint Lucia, 1996–2020
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 9.1% for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in 2020.
That represents a change of down 45.6% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Saint Lucia peaked at 18.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2011.
That places Saint Lucia 47th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 16.3% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 9.0% | 16.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 5.8% | 16.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Saint Lucia?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Saint Lucia was 9.1% in 2020, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Saint Lucia ranks 47th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.