Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Saint Lucia, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Saint Lucia is 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5,417.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 644.23 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, -193.99 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2002.
Saint Lucia ranks 57th 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$), per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2000 | -155.29 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2001 | 29.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -118.8% |
| 2002 | -193.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -763.5% |
| 2003 | -96.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -50.3% |
| 2004 | -122.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.8% |
| 2005 | 73.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -160.5% |
| 2006 | -6.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -108.4% |
| 2007 | 51.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -928.2% |
| 2008 | -39.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -175.6% |
| 2009 | 74.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -290.5% |
| 2010 | -94.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -226.5% |
| 2011 | 32.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -134.9% |
| 2012 | -112.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -441.6% |
| 2013 | 644.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -673.2% |
| 2014 | -186.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -128.9% |
| 2015 | 133.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -171.4% |
| 2016 | 70.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.9% |
| 2017 | -32.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -146.2% |
| 2018 | -52.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.6% |
| 2019 | 252.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -582.1% |
| 2020 | -135.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -153.8% |
| 2021 | -98.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.5% |
| 2022 | -100.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 212.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -311.0% |
| 2024 | -1.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.9% |
| 2025 | 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -5417.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.54 BoP, current US$ per person, 3.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.07 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +5417.1% | -1.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -38.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -193.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 74.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -186.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 644.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -135.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 212.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 54 Montenegro 120.56 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 55 China 111.77 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 56 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 108.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 58 Venezuela 91.64 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 59 Costa Rica 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 60 Colombia 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person 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 foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Saint Lucia was 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 644.23 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -193.99 BoP, current US$ per person in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 57th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.