Export Diversification, Theil index in St. Lucia
St. Lucia: Export Diversification, Theil index was 3.93 in 2014. β² Rising
Export Diversification, Theil index in St. Lucia, 1962β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
St. Lucia recorded 3.93 for export diversification, theil index in 2014.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export diversification, theil index in St. Lucia peaked at 6.44 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1962.
That places St. Lucia 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.61 | 0 | 6.44 | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.38 | 3.26 | 5.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.01 | 4.08 | 5.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.59 | 4.27 | 4.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.09 | 3.53 | 4.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.23 | 3.88 | 5.16 | 5 |
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More trade data for St. Lucia
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 115.64 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 102.25 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.28 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 103.05 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.07 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 83.67 (2025)
- Extensive Margin, Theil index 0.2702 (2014)
- Intensive Margin, Theil index 3.66 (2014)
- Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 1.80 billion (2024)
- Goods, Debit/Expenditure 848.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export diversification, theil index in St. Lucia?
- Export diversification, theil index in St. Lucia was 3.93 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export diversification, theil index recorded in St. Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.44 in 1965.
- What is the lowest export diversification, theil index recorded in St. Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1962.
- How does St. Lucia rank for export diversification, theil index?
- St. Lucia ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export diversification, theil index rising or falling in St. Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this St. Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export Diversification, Theil index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Covers 200 countries with data from 1962 to 2014. It has three main indicators: the Export Diversification Index, which can be disaggregated into sub-indices covering the Extensive Margin and the Intensive Margin. As these are Theil indices, higher values for all three correspond to lower export diversification.