Binding coverage, all products in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Binding coverage, all products was 99.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
99.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 158 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 1999
All-time low
99.8%
in 2015
Years of data
18
1996–2020

Binding coverage, all products in Saint Lucia, 1996–2020

0204060801001996200820201996: 99.9 %1999: 99.9 %2000: 99.9 %2001: 99.9 %2002: 99.9 %2003: 99.9 %2005: 99.9 %2006: 99.9 %2007: 99.9 %2010: 99.9 %2011: 99.9 %2012: 99.9 %2013: 99.9 %2014: 99.9 %2015: 99.8 %2016: 99.8 %2019: 99.8 %2020: 99.8 %

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 99.8% for binding coverage, all products in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, binding coverage, all products in Saint Lucia peaked at 99.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 2015.

That places Saint Lucia 34th out of 158 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 2
2000s 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 7
2010s 99.9% 99.8% 99.9% 8
2020s 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 1

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 32 Kyrgyzstan 99.9% compare
  2. 33 Kuwait 99.9% compare
  3. 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.7% compare
  4. 36 Egypt 99.3% compare
  5. 37 Antigua and Barbuda 97.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is binding coverage, all products in Saint Lucia?
Binding coverage, all products in Saint Lucia was 99.8% in 2020, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest binding coverage, all products recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest binding coverage, all products recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 2015.
How does Saint Lucia rank for binding coverage, all products?
Saint Lucia ranks 34th out of 158 countries with data for 2020.
Is binding coverage, all products rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Binding coverage, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Binding coverage, all products (%)
Unit
%
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
159 places, 3,312 data points, 1995–2022
Last refreshed

Binding coverage is the percentage of product lines with an agreed bound rate. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.