Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) was 66.06 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
66.06
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
148th
of 184 countries
All-time high
66.06
in 2014
All-time low
48.11
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014

Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Saint Lucia, 2005–2014

02040602005200920142005: 48.12006: 52.42007: 60.12008: 63.22009: 62.62010: 60.52011: 61.62012: 64.22013: 62.72014: 66.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 66.06 for trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in 2014. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Saint Lucia peaked at 66.06 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48.11, in 2005.

That places Saint Lucia 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Saint Lucia, 2005 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2005 48.11 —
2006 52.39 +8.9%
2007 60.14 +14.8%
2008 63.23 +5.1%
2009 62.57 -1.0%
2010 60.49 -3.3%
2011 61.64 +1.9%
2012 64.2 +4.1%
2013 62.73 -2.3%
2014 66.06 +5.3%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 66.06 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.55, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 66.06 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.24, 83% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.29 48.11 63.23 5
2010s 63.02 60.49 66.06 5

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 145 Cameroon 66.29 compare
  2. 146 Gabon 66.14 compare
  3. 146 Paraguay 66.14 compare
  4. 149 Argentina 65.35 compare
  5. 150 Brazil 65.3 compare
  6. 151 Bhutan 65.17 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Saint Lucia?
Trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Saint Lucia was 66.06 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 66.06 in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 48.11 in 2005.
How does Saint Lucia rank for trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15)?
Saint Lucia ranks 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 1,819 data points, 2005–2014
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The score for the cost to import benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.