External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI was 51.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
51.3%
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
45th
of 129 countries
All-time high
61.3%
in 2008
All-time low
25.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 51.3% for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in 2024.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Saint Lucia peaked at 61.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2000.
Saint Lucia ranks 45th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.6% | — |
| 2001 | 30.6% | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 61.3% | +61.7% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -47.3% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +54.6% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 42.5% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 51.3% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5% | 25.6% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 27.7% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 42.5% | 51.3% | 5 |
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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)
- 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 external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Saint Lucia?
- External debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Saint Lucia was 51.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni?
- Saint Lucia ranks 45th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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