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Exports | Imports $38.1M | $63.1M206 of 226 |  216 of 226

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Overview In 2023 Saint Helena was the number 206 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 216 in total imports.

Exports The top exports of Saint Helena are Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($14.8M), Crustaceans ($8.88M), Petroleum Gas ($2.73M), Delivery Trucks ($1.94M), and Fish Fillets ($1.3M), exporting mostly to Singapore ($12.7M), United States ($6.23M), Japan ($3.76M), Turkey ($3.64M), and Senegal ($3.08M).

Imports The top imports of Saint Helena are Refined Petroleum ($28M), Baked Goods ($2.4M), Other Plastic Products ($1.6M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.52M), and Air Pumps ($1.37M), importing mostly from United Kingdom ($21.4M), Greece ($16.5M), Spain ($9.86M), South Africa ($9.23M), and Namibia ($1.56M).

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

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 (2023)Non-fillet Frozen Fish$14.8M
Top Destination (2023)Singapore$12.7M

In 2023, Saint Helena exported a total of $38.1M, making it the number 206 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Saint Helena have changed by $13.9M from $24.1M in 2018 to $38.1M in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($14.8M), Crustaceans ($8.88M), Petroleum Gas ($2.73M), Delivery Trucks ($1.94M), and Fish Fillets ($1.3M). The most common destination for the exports of Saint Helena are Singapore ($12.7M), United States ($6.23M), Japan ($3.76M), Turkey ($3.64M), and Senegal ($3.08M).

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2022 - 2023)
Singapore$8.41M (+ 196%)
Turkey$3.64M (+ 1.88M%)
Senegal$2.03M (+ 195%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2022 - 2023)
Greece$16.5M (+ 78.8k%)
United Kingdom$2M (+ 10.3%)
Brazil$895k (+ 9.09k%)

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Saint Helena Exports Services (2007)$160k
Saint Helena Imports Services (2007)$20M

In 2007, Saint Helena exported $160k worth of services. The top services exported by Saint Helena in 2007 were Other royalties and license fees ($98.1k) and Postal and courier services ($62.1k).

The top services imported by Saint Helena in 2007 were Workers' remittances ($10M), Other government services ($5.54M), and Sea transport ($4.37M).

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Economic Complexity

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Saint Helena has a high level of specialization in Other Floating Structures (428), Non-fillet Frozen Fish (337), Crustaceans (187), Cocoa Butter (57.7), and Collector's Items (53.4). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Saint Helena observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Saint Helena according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes); diffraction apparatus (1.73), Stainless steel wire (1.61), Tools, hand; (including glaziers' diamonds) n.e.c.; blow lamps; vices, clamps etc, other... (1.58), Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity of other... (1.54), and Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities not meters of heading no.... (1.48). 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 Helena according to the relatedness index, were Cocoa Shells (0.06), Cocoa Beans (0.048), Hard Liquor (0.046), Coconut Oil (0.045), and Crude Petroleum (0.044). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Saint Helena 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 Helena. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Saint Helena exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relatedness Space (2023)

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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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