Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in St. Lucia
St. Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 18.67 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in St. Lucia, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
St. Lucia recorded 18.67 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5,429.1% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in St. Lucia peaked at 111.69 million BoP, current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, -32.47 million BoP, current US$, in 2014.
St. Lucia ranks 125th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in St. Lucia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2000 | -24.63 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 4.68 million BoP, current US$ | -119.0% |
| 2002 | -31.36 million BoP, current US$ | -769.3% |
| 2003 | -15.72 million BoP, current US$ | -49.9% |
| 2004 | -20.09 million BoP, current US$ | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 12.24 million BoP, current US$ | -160.9% |
| 2006 | -1.04 million BoP, current US$ | -108.5% |
| 2007 | 8.68 million BoP, current US$ | -933.8% |
| 2008 | -6.60 million BoP, current US$ | -176.0% |
| 2009 | 12.66 million BoP, current US$ | -291.7% |
| 2010 | -16.11 million BoP, current US$ | -227.3% |
| 2011 | 5.65 million BoP, current US$ | -135.1% |
| 2012 | -19.40 million BoP, current US$ | -443.2% |
| 2013 | 111.69 million BoP, current US$ | -675.8% |
| 2014 | -32.47 million BoP, current US$ | -129.1% |
| 2015 | 23.27 million BoP, current US$ | -171.7% |
| 2016 | 12.41 million BoP, current US$ | -46.7% |
| 2017 | -5.75 million BoP, current US$ | -146.4% |
| 2018 | -9.28 million BoP, current US$ | +61.3% |
| 2019 | 44.88 million BoP, current US$ | -583.8% |
| 2020 | -24.21 million BoP, current US$ | -153.9% |
| 2021 | -17.57 million BoP, current US$ | -27.4% |
| 2022 | -18.03 million BoP, current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 38.15 million BoP, current US$ | -311.6% |
| 2024 | -350,331 BoP, current US$ | -100.9% |
| 2025 | 18.67 million BoP, current US$ | -5429.1% |
St. Lucia compared with similar countries
- St. Lucia's 18.67 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 153.78 million BoP, current US$, 12% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- St. Lucia's 18.67 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.62 million BoP, current US$, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in St. Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +5429.1% | -350,331 BoP, current US$ | 18.67 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 4 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.12 million BoP, current US$ | -31.36 million BoP, current US$ | 12.66 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.49 million BoP, current US$ | -32.47 million BoP, current US$ | 111.69 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -556,305 BoP, current US$ | -24.21 million BoP, current US$ | 38.15 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near St. Lucia
- 122 New Zealand 23.86 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 123 Cabo Verde 23.86 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 124 Niger 20.73 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 126 Barbados 18.57 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 127 Kyrgyz Republic 17.37 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 128 Palestine 14.66 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for St. 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 foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in St. Lucia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in St. Lucia was 18.67 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in St. Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 111.69 million BoP, current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in St. Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.47 million BoP, current US$ in 2014.
- How does St. Lucia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- St. Lucia ranks 125th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in St. Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this St. Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.