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Overview In 2022 Saint Barthélemy was the number 179 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 216 in total imports.

Exports The top exports of Saint Barthélemy are Refined Petroleum ($366M), Fruit Juice ($512k), Precious Metal Watches ($482k), Beauty Products ($298k), and Special Pharmaceuticals ($265k), exporting mostly to Nigeria ($364M), Suriname ($2.3M), France ($612k), Switzerland ($584k), and Poland ($563k).

Imports The top imports of Saint Barthélemy are Precious Metal Watches ($9.42M), Base Metal Watches ($6.95M), Jewellery ($6.55M), Refined Petroleum ($5.78M), and Cars ($3.37M), importing mostly from Switzerland ($22M), Italy ($7.97M), Portugal ($6.25M), Suriname ($5.51M), and Brazil ($3.22M).

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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.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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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.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2022)Refined Petroleum$366M
Top Destination (2022)Nigeria$364M

In 2022, Saint Barthélemy exported a total of $371M, making it the number 179 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Saint Barthélemy have changed by $346M from $24.4M in 2017 to $371M in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Refined Petroleum ($366M), Fruit Juice ($512k), Precious Metal Watches ($482k), Beauty Products ($298k), and Special Pharmaceuticals ($265k). The most common destination for the exports of Saint Barthélemy are Nigeria ($364M), Suriname ($2.3M), France ($612k), Switzerland ($584k), and Poland ($563k).

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2021 - 2022)
Germany$250k (+ 92.3%)
Canada$207k (+ 260%)
Trinidad and Tobago$130k (+ 93.3%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2021 - 2022)
Brazil$2.04M (+ 172%)
South Korea$744k (+ 98.8%)
Ireland$560k (+ 98.2%)

Total Export Growth by Market (2021 - 2022)

Economic Complexity

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Saint Barthélemy has a high level of specialization in Refined Petroleum (21.7), Fruit Juice (1.93), Precious Metal Watches (1.9), Saddlery (1.77), and Tissue (1.7). 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

The highest complexity exports of Saint Barthélemy according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Pharmaceutical goods (0.75), Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches; with case of precious metal or... (0.65), Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles,... (-0.2), Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary uses, cellulose... (-0.43), and Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing... (-0.83). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Saint Barthélemy according to the relatedness index, were Base Metal Watches (0.0094), Crude Petroleum (0.0093), Hard Liquor (0.0084), Scrap Lead (0.0082), and Other Animals (0.0081). 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.

Product Space

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

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.

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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.

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