Direct investment in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Direct investment was 699.24 million US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Direct investment in Saint Lucia, 2013–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 699.24 million US dollar for direct investment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment in Saint Lucia peaked at 699.24 million US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 550.07 million US dollar, in 2014.
That places Saint Lucia 112th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Direct investment in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 582.54 million US dollar | — |
| 2014 | 550.07 million US dollar | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 580.07 million US dollar | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 592.48 million US dollar | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 591.30 million US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 601.91 million US dollar | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 681.07 million US dollar | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 674.23 million US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 657.16 million US dollar | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 639.34 million US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 673.22 million US dollar | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 680.57 million US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 699.24 million US dollar | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 597.06 million US dollar | 550.07 million US dollar | 681.07 million US dollar | 7 |
| 2020s | 670.63 million US dollar | 639.34 million US dollar | 699.24 million US dollar | 6 |
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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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.5741 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8201 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 12,094 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate -0.5741 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 2.29 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 33,841 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment in Saint Lucia?
- Direct investment in Saint Lucia was 699.24 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 699.24 million US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest direct investment recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 550.07 million US dollar in 2014.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for direct investment?
- Saint Lucia ranks 112th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is direct investment rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.