External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre was 1.78 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 1.78 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.5% on the previous year and up 126.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.78 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25,437 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Saint Lucia 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25,437 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 28,069 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 30,996 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 33,263 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 37,890 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 52,138 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1987 | 76,604 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 1988 | 94,195 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1989 | 107,672 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 129,796 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 134,989 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 160,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 165,333 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 186,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 210,289 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 232,084 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 250,723 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 302,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 308,589 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 372,154 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 423,843 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 480,721 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 555,370 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 594,613 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 693,093 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 615,895 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 788,551 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +74.2% |
| 2009 | 719,370 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 2010 | 958,661 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 747,267 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 709,349 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 785,797 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 880,507 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 868,821 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 891,251 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 1.46 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 1.49 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.78 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.78 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 272,853 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.78 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 152,224 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 11.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54,029 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 25,437 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 107,672 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 208,088 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 129,796 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 308,589 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 661,717 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 372,154 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.37 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 891,758 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 709,349 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.05 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.20 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.78 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 3 Lebanon 6.48 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 4 Grenada 2.59 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.79 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Jamaica 1.42 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 El Salvador 1.10 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 1.08 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia was 1.78 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,437 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Saint Lucia ranks 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.