Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Saint Lucia, 1980–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Saint Lucia stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 5,326.2% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Saint Lucia peaked at 6.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2002.
That places Saint Lucia 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | -2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -119.9% |
| 2002 | -3.5% | -763.8% |
| 2003 | -1.6% | -54.3% |
| 2004 | -1.9% | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -157.3% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -107.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -891.5% |
| 2008 | -0.5% | -170.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -296.7% |
| 2010 | -1.1% | -220.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -133.2% |
| 2012 | -1.2% | -436.8% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -654.3% |
| 2014 | -1.9% | -127.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -169.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -48.4% |
| 2017 | -0.3% | -143.3% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | +56.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -577.1% |
| 2020 | -1.6% | -174.1% |
| 2021 | -0.9% | -41.0% |
| 2022 | -0.8% | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -301.1% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | -100.9% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -5326.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7% | -3.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -1.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -1.6% | 1.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Saint Lucia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Saint Lucia was 0.7% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Saint Lucia ranks 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.