Virgin Islands (US)'s changes in inventories (constant LCU) was -29 million in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 125.44% from 114 million in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -29 million | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 1.56 billion | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 114 million | 2012 |
| Highest | 1.74 billion | 2018 |
| Lowest | -797 million | 2007 |
| Average since 2013 | 642.2 million | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | -311 million |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Virgin Islands (US)'s changes in inventories (constant LCU) rose 556 million on 2021 (from -585 million to -29 million).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −14.42 million and a typical year strayed about 793.28 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.66 billion in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.19 billion in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% 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.
Closest to Virgin Islands (US) in the 2022 ranking
- Seychelles — 1st of 3: 100
- American Samoa — 2nd of 3: -18 million
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 21 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | -29,000,000 |
| 2021 | -585,000,000 |
| 2020 | 1,605,000,000 |
| 2019 | 965,000,000 |
| 2018 | 1,737,000,000 |
| 2017 | 1,557,000,000 |
| 2016 | 1,342,000,000 |
| 2015 | -313,000,000 |
| 2014 | -7,000,000 |
| 2013 | 150,000,000 |
| 2012 |
Changes in inventories (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Argentina — 3.23 billion (2025)
- Bahamas, The — 150.7 million (2024)
- Belize — -86.85 million (2024)
- Bolivia — -2.58 billion (2024)
- Costa Rica — -106.28 billion (2025)
- Cuba — 38 million (2024)
- Ecuador — 699.38 million (2025)
- El Salvador — -24.88 million (2025)
- Guatemala — 1.05 billion (2025)
- Honduras — 6.82 billion (2025)
- Mexico
More economic policy & debt data for Virgin Islands (US)
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 9.36% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) — US$108.33 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$154,449 (2021)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.61 billion (2022)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.61 billion (2022)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.21 billion (2022)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Virgin Islands (US)'s changes in inventories (constant LCU)?
- -29 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is up 90.68% from -311 million in 2002. The highest value was 1.74 billion in 2018 and the lowest -797 million in 2007.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (constant LCU) unusual for Virgin Islands (US)?
- In 2022, Virgin Islands (US)'s changes in inventories (constant LCU) rose 556 million on 2021 (from -585 million to -29 million). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −14.42 million and a typical year strayed about 793.28 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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