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Indicators for Labour Costs

Data Point Value Units Year
Labour costs (minimum wage USD per month) 386 US dollar per month 2015
Social security contributions (employer) % 5.4 Percentage 2015

1 - World Bank Doing Business (Oct 2015)
2 - EY Worldwide Personal Tax Guide 2014/15 (Sep 2014)

Indicators for Utility Costs

Data Point Value Units Year
Electricity cost 155 US dollar per Megawatt per hours 2015
Water cost - The cost for water for industrial use per cubic meter 2.1 US$/m3 2010
Telecom cost - The cost charged by a leading telecom operator for a 1 minute call to USA 0.19 USD per minute 2014

1 - Climatescope (Jun 2015)
2 - Corporacion del acueducto y Acantarillado de Santo Domingo (Nov 2015)
3 - International Telecommunication Union - ITU (Jun 2013)

Indicators for Property Costs

Data Point Value Units Year
Industrial space (Property) 85.1 USD per year/m2 2015
Office space (Property) 228.4 USD 2015

1 - Cushman and Wakefield (Apr 2015)
2 - Cushman and Wakefield (Apr 2015)

Indicators for Taxes

Data Point Value Units Year
Top personal tax rate (%) 25 Percentage 2015

1 - The Heritage Foundation (Jan 2015)

Indicators for Exports

Data Point Value Units Year
Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) 1.2 Percentage 2013
Exports of food, beverages and tobacco (% of total goods exports) 68.8 Percentage 2014
Exports of food, beverages and tobacco per capita 703.6 US dollar 2014

1 - World Development Indicators (Dec 2015)
2 - Based on UN Comtrade database (Jan 2016)
3 - Based on UN Comtrade database (Jan 2016)

Indicators for Size of Industry

Data Point Value Units Year
Agriculture, value added (annual % growth) 4.6 Percentage 2013
Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 15.3 Percentage 2013
Food production index 102.2 Index (2004-2006 are the base of 100) 2013
Crop production index 102.9 Index (2004-2006 are the base of 100) 2013
Cereal production 111934 Metric tons 2013
Cereal yield 3616 Kg per hectare 2013

1 - fDi Intelligence from the Financial Times based on World Development Indicators (Dec 2015)
2 - World Development Indicators (Dec 2015)
3 - World Development Indicators (Dec 2015)
4 - World Development Indicators (Dec 2015)
5 - World Development Indicators (Dec 2015)
6 - World Development Indicators (Dec 2015)

Indicators for Natural Resources

Data Point Value Units Year
Arable land (% of land area) 3.4 Percentage 2013
Arable land 78000 Hectares 2013
Forest area (% of land area) 60.3 Percentage 2013

1 - World Development Indicators (Dec 2015)
2 - World Development Indicators (Dec 2015)
3 - World Development Indicators (Dec 2015)
4 - World Development Indicators (Dec 2015)

Forest area 13738 Square kilometers 2012

Indicators for Track Record

Data Point Value Units Year
Number of companies in beverages 9 Number of companies 2016
Number of companies in food and tobacco 42 Number of companies 2016

1 - fDi Intelligence from the Financial Times (Jan 2016)
2 - fDi Intelligence from the Financial Times (Jan 2016)

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$2.216 billion (2013 est.)
$2.211 billion (2012 est.)
$2.23 billion (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
Population growth rate:
0.35% (2014 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
0.2% (2013 est.)
-0.9% (2012 est.)
1.8% (2011 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$13,100 (2013 est.)
$13,200 (2012 est.)
$13,400 (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
Diplomatic representation from the US:
The US does not have an embassy in Saint Lucia; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Lucia
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.2% (male 17,814/female 16,809)
15-24 years: 16.6% (male 13,701/female 13,368)
25-54 years: 42.9% (male 33,695/female 36,445)
55-64 years: 8.8% (male 6,657/female 7,717)
65 years and over: 10.2% (male 7,760/female 9,396) (2014 est.)
Geographic coordinates:
13 53 N, 60 58 W
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 3.1%
industry: 17.4%
services: 79.5% (2013 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
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GDP (purchasing power parity)
$2.216 billion (2013 est.)
$2.211 billion (2012 est.)
$2.23 billion (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
Population growth rate:
0.35% (2014 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
0.2% (2013 est.)
-0.9% (2012 est.)
1.8% (2011 est.)