Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) was 7.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Saint Lucia, 1978–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Saint Lucia stood at 7.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.9% on the previous year and up 206.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Saint Lucia peaked at 57.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -38.7%, in 2010.
Saint Lucia ranks 31st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 12.1% | — |
| 1979 | -0.0% | -100.3% |
| 1980 | -19.5% | +56040.9% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | -117.2% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | +66.8% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | +70.3% |
| 1984 | 19.9% | +108.9% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | -51.0% |
| 1986 | 35.8% | +266.6% |
| 1987 | -23.5% | -165.6% |
| 1988 | 57.9% | -347.0% |
| 1989 | -10.2% | -117.6% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | -183.5% |
| 1991 | -20.8% | -343.6% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | -242.8% |
| 1993 | -1.8% | -106.1% |
| 1994 | -21.8% | +1117.5% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | -139.5% |
| 1996 | -0.6% | -106.9% |
| 1997 | -21.5% | +3511.6% |
| 1998 | -1.3% | -93.9% |
| 1999 | -14.7% | +1024.6% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | -127.3% |
| 2001 | -23.7% | -690.2% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -156.6% |
| 2003 | -14.3% | -206.8% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -132.3% |
| 2005 | -23.4% | -606.5% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -141.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -71.5% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +717.5% |
| 2009 | -3.0% | -113.4% |
| 2010 | -38.7% | +1195.0% |
| 2011 | -3.3% | -91.5% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -752.0% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -84.8% |
| 2014 | -8.6% | -364.1% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -127.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | -4.3% | -277.0% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -421.1% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -59.7% |
| 2020 | -18.1% | -423.8% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -165.6% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -41.4% |
| 2023 | -7.4% | -205.8% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -258.0% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | -37.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 7.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 7.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 2.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -56040.9% | -0.0% | -19.5% |
| 1997 | -3511.6% | -0.6% | -21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | -0.0% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | -23.5% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.6% | -21.8% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8% | -23.7% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6% | -38.7% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -18.1% | 11.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 43.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 152.27 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -11.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 111.18 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Saint Lucia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Saint Lucia was 7.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 1988.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.7% in 2010.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Saint Lucia ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.