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Overview In 2020 Saint Barthélemy was the number 223 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 218 in total imports.

Exports The top exports of Saint Barthélemy are Beauty Products ($869k), Centrifuges ($191k), Glass Bottles ($174k), Excavation Machinery ($141k), and Phosphatic Fertilizers ($136k), exporting mostly to Germany ($1.01M), France ($428k), Estonia ($329k), Brunei ($198k), and Poland ($195k).

Imports The top imports of Saint Barthélemy are Precious Metal Watches ($4.47M), Jewellery ($4.44M), Base Metal Watches ($2.08M), Other Furniture ($1.56M), and Cars ($1.54M), importing mostly from Switzerland ($10.6M), Portugal ($7.37M), Brazil ($1.95M), Japan ($1.64M), and Germany ($1.51M).

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Saint Barthélemy.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

Historical Data

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Top Export (2020): Beauty Products, $869k

Top Destination (2020): Germany, $10.6M

In 2020, Saint Barthélemy exported a total of $3.24M, making it the number 223 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Saint Barthélemy have changed by -$15.7M from $18.9M in 2015 to $3.24M in 2020.

The most recent exports are led by Beauty Products ($869k), Centrifuges ($191k), Glass Bottles ($174k), Excavation Machinery ($141k), and Phosphatic Fertilizers ($136k). The most common destination for the exports of Saint Barthélemy are Germany ($1.01M), France ($428k), Estonia ($329k), Brunei ($198k), and Poland ($195k).

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Economic Complexity

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Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

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Saint Barthélemy has a high level of specialization in Phosphatic Fertilizers (492), Saddlery (219), Scarves (98.9), Beauty Products (83.2), and Glass Bottles (80). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Saint Barthélemy observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

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The highest complexity exports of Saint Barthélemy according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Lubricating Products (1.66), Polyamides (1.58), Hand Saws (1.52), Air Pumps (1.5), and Mirrors and Lenses (1.5). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

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The top export opportunities for Saint Barthélemy according to the relatedness index, are Non-Knit Active Wear (0.092), Knit Men's Shirts (0.09), Soap (0.089), Other Knit Garments (0.087), and Non-Knit Women's Suits (0.087). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Saint Barthélemy is not specialized in.

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

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This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Saint Barthélemy. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Saint Barthélemy exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.