Summary
- Largest supplier: United States
- 76.5%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 5,942
- Products with a supplier above 50%
- 106
- Products with a supplier above 75%
- 62
Concentration index (HHI): 5,942 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting purchases among 2 suppliers of the same size
Trend
Trend in shares
The United States went from 0% to 76.5% of what Sint Maarten buys
Share (%)
- United States 76.5%
- Netherlands 7.7%
- France 3.9%
- Italy 1.9%
- Trinidad and Tobago 1.7%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest supplier | Share |
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| 2011 | United States | 91.1% |
| 2012 | United States | 94.8% |
| 2013 | United States | 76.2% |
| 2014 | United States | 79.1% |
| 2015 | United States | 78.8% |
| 2016 | United States | 79.8% |
| 2017 | United States | 73% |
| 2018 | United States | 71.6% |
| 2019 | United States | 72.2% |
| 2020 | United States | 67% |
| 2021 | United States | 65.2% |
| 2022 | United States | 76.8% |
| 2023 | United States | 81% |
| 2024 | United States | 76.5% |
Its suppliers
Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.
Products with a dominant supplier
Of the 117 products Sint Maarten buys for more than $1 million in 2024, these are the highest-value ones with a dominant supplier.
| Product | Supplier | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewelry | United States | 92.5%over 75% | Italy · 5% | $210 million |
| Refined petroleum | United States | 94.2%over 75% | Antigua and Barbuda · 3.2% | $89 million |
| Pearl and gemstone articles | United States | 99.9%over 75% | Netherlands · 0.07% | $67 million |
| Yachts and pleasure boats | United States | 71.8% | France · 20.7% | $35 million |
| Diamonds | United States | 99.9%over 75% | Thailand · 0.1% | $27 million |
| Other wristwatches | United States | 77.9%over 75% | Switzerland · 20.5% | $26 million |
| Cars | United States | 77.9%over 75% | Brazil · 5.7% | $24 million |
| Precious metal watches | United States | 63.8% | Switzerland · 35.3% | $17 million |
| Soft drinks | United States | 71.1% | Trinidad and Tobago · 9.2% | $13 million |
| Engine parts | United States | 62% | Netherlands · 36% | $12 million |
| Cigarettes and cigars | Netherlands | 50.4% | United States · 40.5% | $11 million |
| Poultry meat | Brazil | 69.8% | United States · 27.6% | $11 million |
| Medicines in measured doses or retail packs | Netherlands | 84.7%over 75% | Costa Rica · 8.3% | $10 million |
| Beer | Netherlands | 60.1% | United States · 19.1% | $10 million |
| Perfumes | United States | 86.3%over 75% | France · 9.4% | $10 million |
| Cameras and broadcast equipment | United States | 96%over 75% | France · 2.6% | $9 million |
| Furniture | United States | 68.1% | Spain · 11.6% | $9 million |
| Bread, biscuits and pastries | United States | 73.4% | France · 12.5% | $7 million |
| Natural gas and LPG | Trinidad and Tobago | 79.4%over 75% | United States · 20.6% | $7 million |
| Frozen beef | United States | 96.8%over 75% | Brazil · 2.2% | $7 million |
| Aluminum structures | Poland | 55.9% | United States · 14.7% | $6 million |
| Batteries | United States | 89.3%over 75% | South Africa · 8.7% | $5 million |
| Chocolate | United States | 89.6%over 75% | France · 4.1% | $5 million |
| Sauces and condiments | United States | 77.3%over 75% | Netherlands · 12.1% | $4 million |
| Detergents and surfactants | United States | 78.6%over 75% | Netherlands · 15.1% | $4 million |
and 81 more
A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.
Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.
Selling: who it relies on
- Largest customer: Antigua and Barbuda
- 32.1%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 1,643
Concentration index (HHI): 1,643 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting sales among 6 customers of the same size
Trend in shares
Antigua and Barbuda went from 0% to 32.1% of what Sint Maarten sells
Share (%)
- Antigua and Barbuda 32.1%
- France 14.7%
- United States 11.7%
- Morocco 11.3%
- Netherlands 7.6%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest customer | Share |
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| 1995 | — | — |
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| 2011 | United States | 57.5% |
| 2012 | United States | 96.4% |
| 2013 | United States | 29.5% |
| 2014 | United Kingdom | 70.2% |
| 2015 | Belgium | 48.9% |
| 2016 | Belgium | 72.9% |
| 2017 | Belgium | 67.4% |
| 2018 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.9% |
| 2019 | United States | 30% |
| 2020 | France | 27.6% |
| 2021 | Jamaica | 46.1% |
| 2022 | France | 40% |
| 2023 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27.6% |
| 2024 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.1% |
5 of the 5 products Sint Maarten sells for more than $1 million have a customer buying more than 50% of what Sint Maarten sells of that product; in 3, more than 75%. In those products, sales to each one’s dominant customer add up to 29.3% of what Sint Maarten sells.
| Product | Customer | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrous scrap | Morocco | 77.7%over 75% | Taiwan · 20.5% | $3 million |
| Yachts and pleasure boats | Antigua and Barbuda | 55.1% | Netherlands · 28% | $2 million |
| Jewelry | Antigua and Barbuda | 68.7% | Cayman Islands · 25.3% | $1 million |
| Soft drinks | Antigua and Barbuda | 97%over 75% | France · 1.7% | $1 million |
| Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashews | United Kingdom | 100%over 75% | — | $1 million |
Concentration compared
The closest countries in the concentration ranking (HHI, highest first).
| Rank | Country | HHI |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Eswatini | 6,365 |
| 5 | Lesotho | 6,187 |
| 6 | Sint Maarten | 5,942 |
| 7 | Andorra | 5,451 |
| 8 | Nepal | 5,009 |
| 9 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4,919 |
Links
Sources and method
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.
Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.
The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.
Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.
The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.
Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.