Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index was 9.53 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Saint Lucia, 2016–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2020, plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Saint Lucia stood at 9.53. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 41.4% over five years.
Saint Lucia ranks 8th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16.27 | — |
| 2017 | 12.84 | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 28.7 | +123.5% |
| 2019 | 9.62 | -66.5% |
| 2020 | 9.53 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.86 | 9.62 | 28.7 | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.53 | 9.53 | 9.53 | 1 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saint Lucia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 244.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.709 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Saint Lucia?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Saint Lucia was 9.53 in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7 in 2018.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.53 in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 8th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK