Samoa vs Saint Lucia: DEC alternative conversion factor
DEC alternative conversion factor over time
- Samoa
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.78 LCU per US$ against 2.7 LCU per US$ in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.08 LCU per US$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Samoa ranks 134th and Saint Lucia ranks 136th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7187 LCU per US$ | 1.78 LCU per US$ | 1.06 LCU per US$ | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 0.7114 LCU per US$ | 2.28 LCU per US$ | 1.57 LCU per US$ | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 1.75 LCU per US$ | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 0.9477 LCU per US$ | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 2.55 LCU per US$ | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 0.1545 LCU per US$ | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 2.96 LCU per US$ | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 0.2581 LCU per US$ | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.46 LCU per US$ | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 0.2408 LCU per US$ | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 2.69 LCU per US$ | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 0.0094 LCU per US$ | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dec alternative conversion factor, Samoa or Saint Lucia?
- Samoa, at 2.78 LCU per US$ against 2.7 LCU per US$ in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dec alternative conversion factor between Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 0.08 LCU per US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Samoa ranks 134th and Saint Lucia ranks 136th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.