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Sint Maarten trade in 2024

In 2024, Sint Maarten exported $23 million and imported $932 million, a trade deficit of $909 million. It was the world's 210th-largest exporter, with 0% of world exports. Its top export was ferrous scrap (14.5% of the total) and its main trading partner was the United States (75% of its trade).

Summary

Exports
$23million
Imports
$932million
Trade balance
-$909million
Routes to the main partners. Width: trade value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand
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Products

What it exports

Ferrous scrap (14.5%) and yachts and pleasure boats (7.6%) together make up 22% of its exports.

  1. Ferrous scrap$3 million · 14.5%
    Main partner: Morocco
  2. Yachts and pleasure boats$2 million · 7.6%
    Main partner: Antigua and Barbuda
  3. Jewelry$1 million · 6.1%
    Main partner: Antigua and Barbuda
  4. Soft drinks$1 million · 5.2%
    Main partner: Antigua and Barbuda
  5. Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashews$1 million · 4.7%
    Main partner: United Kingdom
  6. Video game consoles and games$856 thousand · 3.8%
    Main partner: Belize
  7. Centrifuges and filters$700 thousand · 3.1%
    Main partner: Antigua and Barbuda
  8. Copper scrap$690 thousand · 3.1%
    Main partner: United States
  9. Spirits$674 thousand · 3%
    Main partner: Antigua and Barbuda
  10. Beer$595 thousand · 2.6%
    Main partner: Antigua and Barbuda

What it imports

Jewelry (22.5%) and refined petroleum (9.5%) together make up 32.1% of its imports.

  1. Jewelry$210 million · 22.5%
    Main partner: United States
  2. Refined petroleum$89 million · 9.5%
    Main partner: United States
  3. Pearl and gemstone articles$67 million · 7.2%
    Main partner: United States
  4. Yachts and pleasure boats$35 million · 3.7%
    Main partner: United States
  5. Diamonds$27 million · 2.8%
    Main partner: United States
  6. Other wristwatches$26 million · 2.8%
    Main partner: United States
  7. Cars$24 million · 2.6%
    Main partner: United States
  8. Precious metal watches$17 million · 1.8%
    Main partner: United States
  9. Soft drinks$13 million · 1.4%
    Main partner: United States
  10. Engine parts$12 million · 1.3%
    Main partner: United States
By Harmonized System chapter (94)
ChapterExportsImports
72 · Iron and steel$3 million$8 million
22 · Beverages and spirits$3 million$43 million
84 · Mechanical machinery$2 million$52 million
89 · Ships and boats$2 million$35 million
71 · Gems and precious metals$2 million$306 million
85 · Electrical and electronic equipment$1 million$40 million
08 · Fruit and nuts$1 million$2 million
87 · Vehicles$1 million$35 million
95 · Toys and sports gear$906 thousand$6 million
74 · Copper$704 thousand$149 thousand
90 · Precision and medical instruments$580 thousand$7 million
76 · Aluminum$580 thousand$8 million
63 · Home textiles and used clothing$390 thousand$4 million
33 · Perfumes and cosmetics$375 thousand$20 million
73 · Iron and steel products$354 thousand$8 million
39 · Plastics$328 thousand$11 million
38 · Miscellaneous chemicals$320 thousand$3 million
44 · Wood$300 thousand$6 million
94 · Furniture and lighting$298 thousand$15 million
24 · Tobacco$255 thousand$12 million
21 · Food preparations$191 thousand$11 million
48 · Paper and paperboard$186 thousand$7 million
34 · Soap and cleaning products$164 thousand$5 million
40 · Rubber$157 thousand$2 million
25 · Salt, stone and cement$152 thousand$582 thousand
82 · Tools and cutlery$141 thousand$654 thousand
32 · Dyes, paints and tanning agents$126 thousand$6 million
68 · Stone, plaster and cement articles$120 thousand$2 million
09 · Coffee, tea and spices$120 thousand$1 million
30 · Pharmaceuticals$118 thousand$11 million
15 · Fats and oils$113 thousand$3 million
62 · Woven clothing$113 thousand$3 million
69 · Ceramics$99 thousand$2 million
56 · Felt, nonwovens and rope$79 thousand$277 thousand
97 · Art and antiques$75 thousand$248 thousand
91 · Watches and clocks$71 thousand$44 million
01 · Live animals$69 thousand$140 thousand
96 · Other manufactured goods$65 thousand$283 thousand
23 · Animal feed and food waste$54 thousand$3 million
29 · Organic chemicals$53 thousand$284 thousand
83 · Miscellaneous metal goods$51 thousand$1 million
64 · Footwear$51 thousand$2 million
70 · Glass$35 thousand$3 million
04 · Dairy, eggs and honey$31 thousand$14 million
19 · Baked goods and cereal products$30 thousand$11 million
20 · Preserved fruit and vegetables$28 thousand$8 million
10 · Cereals$27 thousand$3 million
42 · Leather goods and bags$25 thousand$2 million
49 · Books and printed matter$25 thousand$2 million
36 · Explosives and matches$23 thousand$349 thousand
27 · Oil, gas and coal$22 thousand$96 million
28 · Inorganic chemicals$20 thousand$919 thousand
61 · Knitted clothing$16 thousand$3 million
35 · Glues, starches and enzymes$15 thousand$652 thousand
57 · Carpets and rugs$14 thousand$916 thousand
86 · Railway equipment$12 thousand$348 thousand
79 · Zinc$11 thousand$204 thousand
58 · Special fabrics and lace$9 thousand$247 thousand
17 · Sugar and sweets$8 thousand$2 million
88 · Aircraft and spacecraft$8 thousand$371 thousand
59 · Coated and technical textiles$5 thousand$177 thousand
78 · Lead$3 thousand$342
93 · Weapons and ammunition$3 thousand$10 thousand
50 · Silk$3 thousand$4 thousand
18 · Cocoa and chocolate$2 thousand$5 million
65 · Hats$2 thousand$167 thousand
41 · Hides and leather$2 thousand$4 thousand
67 · Feathers and artificial flowers$2 thousand$364 thousand
06 · Live plants and flowers$929$4 million
92 · Musical instruments$898$171 thousand
07 · Vegetables$845$5 million
16 · Prepared meat and fish$754$5 million
46 · Wicker and basketware$657$31 thousand
55 · Synthetic staple fibers$378$124 thousand
02 · Meat and offal$191$28 million
11 · Milling products and malt$141$2 million
45 · Cork$131$6 thousand
13 · Gums and plant extracts$123$19 thousand
12 · Oilseeds and grains$67$126 thousand
66 · Umbrellas and canes$63$321 thousand
03 · Fish and seafood$0$8 million
37 · Photographic goods$0$153 thousand
81 · Other base metals$0$64 thousand
60 · Knitted fabric$0$59 thousand
05 · Other animal products$0$34 thousand
54 · Synthetic filaments$0$30 thousand
52 · Cotton$0$19 thousand
31 · Fertilizers$0$10 thousand
53 · Other plant fibers$0$7 thousand
51 · Wool$0$5 thousand
80 · Tin$0$3 thousand
47 · Wood pulp$0$2 thousand
14 · Other plant products$0$815
75 · Nickel$0$516

Trading partners

Its main destination is Antigua and Barbuda (32.1% of exports) and its main source is the United States (76.5% of imports).

Who it sells to

PartnerValue (USD millions)ShareMode
Antigua and Barbuda7.332.1%Sea
France3.314.7%Sea
United States2.611.7%Sea
Morocco2.611.3%Sea
Netherlands1.77.6%Sea
United Kingdom1.67.1%Sea
Belize0.793.5%—
Taiwan0.673%—
Cayman Islands0.381.7%—
Trinidad and Tobago0.331.5%—

Who it buys from

PartnerValue (USD millions)ShareMode
United States71376.5%Air
Netherlands72.17.7%Sea
France36.13.9%Sea
Italy17.91.9%Air
Trinidad and Tobago15.41.7%Sea
Brazil14.41.5%Sea
Switzerland13.11.4%Air
Spain5.20.56%Sea
Poland4.40.47%Sea
Canada4.20.45%Sea

Overview 1995–2024

In 2024, Sint Maarten accounted for 0% of world exports, compared with 0% in 2011.

Exports and imports

Exports tripled since 2011

USD billions (current). Bars: trade balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 0
  • Imports 0.9
  • Balance -0.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$0$0$0
1996$0$0$0
1997$0$0$0
1998$0$0$0
1999$0$0$0
2000$0$0$0
2001$0$0$0
2002$0$0$0
2003$0$0$0
2004$0$0$0
2005$0$0$0
2006$0$0$0
2007$0$0$0
2008$0$0$0
2009$0$0$0
2010$0$0$0
2011$7 million$414 million-$406 million
2012$6 million$703 million-$697 million
2013$18 million$1 billion-$1 billion
2014$31 million$938 million-$906 million
2015$34 million$892 million-$858 million
2016$24 million$848 million-$824 million
2017$34 million$708 million-$674 million
2018$16 million$883 million-$867 million
2019$22 million$903 million-$880 million
2020$12 million$475 million-$463 million
2021$27 million$530 million-$503 million
2022$28 million$859 million-$831 million
2023$17 million$999 million-$981 million
2024$23 million$932 million-$909 million

World rank

Sint Maarten rose from 213th to 210th among the world's exporters

Rank among 222 countries by export value (1st at the top).

  • 213th in 2011
  • 210th in 2024

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearRank
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2011213th
2012216th
2013210th
2014205th
2015203rd
2016207th
2017206th
2018213th
2019214th
2020215th
2021209th
2022207th
2023213th
2024210th

What it sells

Iron and steel became its top export group: from 0.3% to 15%

% of exports by Harmonized System chapter.

  • Other 36%
  • Vehicles 5%
  • Fruit and nuts 5%
  • Electrical and electronic equipment 5%
  • Gems and precious metals 7%
  • Ships and boats 8%
  • Mechanical machinery 8%
  • Beverages and spirits 12%
  • Iron and steel 15%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Chapter19952024
Iron and steel0%14.5%
Beverages and spirits0%12.1%
Mechanical machinery0%8.5%
Ships and boats0%7.7%
Gems and precious metals0%6.8%
Electrical and electronic equipment0%5.1%
Fruit and nuts0%4.7%
Vehicles0%4.7%
Other0%35.9%

Who it trades with

The United States went from 91% to 75% of Sint Maarten's trade

% of total trade (exports + imports) with each partner.

  • United States 75%
  • Netherlands 8%
  • France 4%
  • Italy 2%
  • Trinidad and Tobago 2%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0%75%
Netherlands0%7.7%
France0%4.1%
Italy0%1.9%
Trinidad and Tobago0%1.7%

Production hubs

Largest industrial emission sources (Climate TRACE, 2025)

No hubs above the globe threshold.

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Largest economic production hubs (gridded GDP, 2024)

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Ranks are computed among the countries with data each year. Services are not included. Data up to 2024.

Neighboring countries

  • Saint Martin (French part) (no page)

Main partners

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