GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was -0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Saint Lucia, 1978–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Saint Lucia is -0.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 117.7% on the previous year and down 136.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Saint Lucia peaked at 19.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -23.2%, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 8.7% | — |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -73.6% |
| 1980 | -3.7% | -259.6% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | -227.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -89.4% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | +573.8% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | +67.3% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 12.6% | +92.7% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -81.2% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | +422.7% |
| 1989 | 7.8% | -37.3% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | +13.4% |
| 1991 | -0.8% | -109.3% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | -874.2% |
| 1993 | -0.9% | -114.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -110.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +71.4% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +791.4% |
| 1997 | -2.1% | -248.9% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | -332.3% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -72.2% |
| 2000 | -1.2% | -186.2% |
| 2001 | -4.4% | +278.5% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -89.6% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -848.3% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +88.9% |
| 2005 | -1.1% | -117.7% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -577.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -81.4% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +324.0% |
| 2009 | -3.4% | -180.0% |
| 2010 | -0.3% | -91.9% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -1457.3% |
| 2012 | -0.6% | -114.9% |
| 2013 | -2.3% | +301.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -138.9% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | -138.3% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -987.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | -1.4% | -155.6% |
| 2020 | -23.2% | +1568.1% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -147.4% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +74.7% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -81.1% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +24.5% |
| 2025 | -0.8% | -117.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's -0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.2%. (59 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's -0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1568.1% | -1.4% | -23.2% |
| 2011 | +1457.3% | -0.3% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 2.3% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | -3.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | -2.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | -4.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -2.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -23.2% | 19.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 190 Cuba -0.7% compare
- 191 Trinidad and Tobago -0.7% compare
- 192 United Arab Emirates -0.8% compare
- 194 Luxembourg -0.8% compare
- 195 United States Virgin Islands -0.9% compare
- 196 Sao Tome and Principe -1.0% 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 gdp per capita growth in Saint Lucia?
- Gdp per capita growth in Saint Lucia was -0.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.2% in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Saint Lucia ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 136.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.