St. Martin (French part)'s merchandise imports (current US$) was US$806 million in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 9.81% from US$734 million in 2011 (0.94% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$806 million | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$856 million | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$734 million | 2011 |
| Highest | US$1.01 billion | 2014 |
| Lowest | US$595 million | 2020 |
| Average since 2012 | US$842.2 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$734 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, St. Martin (French part)'s merchandise imports (current US$) rose 35.5% on 2020 (from US$595 million to US$806 million).
Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2020), the average change was −0.7% and a typical year strayed about 17.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 35.5% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 35.5% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 13% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| St. Martin (French part) | US$806 million | 2021 |
| World | US$26.69 trillion | 2025 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$1.66 trillion | 2025 |
| High income | US$18.36 trillion | 2025 |
What this measures
Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Limitations: The value of imports is generally recorded as the cost of the goods when purchased by the importer plus the cost of transport and insurance to the frontier of the importing country - the cost, insurance, and freight (c.i.f.) value, corresponding to the landed cost at the point of entry of foreign goods into the country. A few countries collect import data on a free on board (f.o.b.) basis and adjust them for freight and insurance costs. Countries may report trade according to the general or special system of trade. Under the general system imports include goods imported for domestic consumption and imports into bonded warehouses and free trade zones.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 11 values
| Year | Merchandise imports (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 806,000,000 |
| 2020 | 595,000,000 |
| 2019 | 922,000,000 |
| 2018 | 919,000,000 |
| 2017 | 761,000,000 |
| 2016 | 856,000,000 |
| 2015 | 857,000,000 |
| 2014 | 1,013,000,000 |
| 2013 | 925,000,000 |
| 2012 | 768,000,000 |
| 2011 |
Merchandise imports (current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$938 million (2025)
- Argentina — US$75.79 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$1.6 billion (2025)
- Bahamas, The — US$5.52 billion (2025)
- Barbados — US$2.23 billion (2025)
- Belize — US$1.43 billion (2025)
- Bolivia — US$10.03 billion (2025)
- Brazil — US$293.7 billion (2025)
- Cayman Islands — US$2.11 billion (2025)
- Chile — US$92.66 billion (2025)
- Colombia
More private sector & trade data for St. Martin (French part)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$139 million (2021)
- Import unit value index (2015 = 100) — 110.19 (2021)
- Export unit value index (2015 = 100) — 120.49 (2021)
Every indicator for St. Martin (French part) is on the St. Martin (French part) data page.
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Questions people ask
- What is St. Martin (French part)'s merchandise imports (current US$)?
- US$806 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is up 9.81% from US$734 million in 2011 (0.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.01 billion in 2014 and the lowest US$595 million in 2020.
- Is the latest change in merchandise imports (current US$) unusual for St. Martin (French part)?
- In 2021, St. Martin (French part)'s merchandise imports (current US$) rose 35.5% on 2020 (from US$595 million to US$806 million). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2020), the average change was −0.7% and a typical year strayed about 17.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Trade Organization (WTO).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Trade Organization (WTO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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