Central government debt, total in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Central government debt, total was 45.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Central government debt, total in Saint Lucia, 2000–2010
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for central government debt, total in Saint Lucia is 45.9%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Saint Lucia peaked at 52.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2000.
Saint Lucia ranks 52nd of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Central government debt, total in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.9% | — |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +24.9% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 47.2% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.9% | 30.9% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 49 Armenia 47.9%
- 50 Republic of Korea 47.8% compare
- 51 India 46.5% compare
- 53 Philippines 43.4% compare
- 54 Mongolia 43.3% compare
- 55 Tonga 43.1%
More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0448 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 660.01 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0188 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 276.57 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 0.0392 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Saint Lucia?
- Central government debt, total in Saint Lucia was 45.9% in 2010, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for central government debt, total?
- Saint Lucia ranks 52nd out of 83 countries with data for 2010.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.