IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP was 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.0075 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
89th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.051 units per US$ of GDP
in 1983
All-time low
0.0075 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia, 1980–2025

0.010.020.030.040.05198020022025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia is 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.051 units per US$ of GDP in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

Saint Lucia ranks 89th of 189 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.

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia, 1980 to 2025.
Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.0396 units per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.0486 units per US$ of GDP +22.7%
1982 0.0434 units per US$ of GDP -10.8%
1983 0.051 units per US$ of GDP +17.6%
1984 0.0379 units per US$ of GDP -25.8%
1985 0.0274 units per US$ of GDP -27.6%
1986 0.0221 units per US$ of GDP -19.6%
1987 0.02 units per US$ of GDP -9.5%
1988 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP -12.6%
1989 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP -11.7%
1990 0.0129 units per US$ of GDP -16.0%
1991 0.0122 units per US$ of GDP -5.6%
1992 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP +33.5%
1993 0.0161 units per US$ of GDP -1.6%
1994 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP -4.0%
1995 0.0144 units per US$ of GDP -6.5%
1996 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP -3.3%
1997 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP -2.1%
1998 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP -8.1%
1999 0.0166 units per US$ of GDP +32.4%
2000 0.0164 units per US$ of GDP -1.2%
2001 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP +4.5%
2002 0.017 units per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2003 0.0155 units per US$ of GDP -8.9%
2004 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP -7.4%
2005 0.0135 units per US$ of GDP -6.1%
2006 0.0121 units per US$ of GDP -10.5%
2007 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP -5.1%
2008 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP -7.1%
2009 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP +2.6%
2010 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2011 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP +4.0%
2012 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP -1.9%
2013 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP -3.7%
2014 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP -8.3%
2015 0.0086 units per US$ of GDP -7.8%
2016 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP +24.1%
2017 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP -6.5%
2018 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP -3.0%
2019 0.0095 units per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2020 0.0131 units per US$ of GDP +37.3%
2021 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP -18.7%
2022 0.0086 units per US$ of GDP -19.3%
2023 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP -5.0%
2024 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP -6.3%
2025 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP -1.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +37.3% 0.0095 units per US$ of GDP 0.0131 units per US$ of GDP
1992 +33.5% 0.0122 units per US$ of GDP 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP
1999 +32.4% 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP 0.0166 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0323 units per US$ of GDP 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP 0.051 units per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0144 units per US$ of GDP 0.0122 units per US$ of GDP 0.0166 units per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP 0.0086 units per US$ of GDP 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP 0.0131 units per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 86 Nigeria 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 87 Kyrgyzstan 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 88 Eritrea 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 90 Botswana 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 91 Belarus 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 92 Guyana 0.0067 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia?
Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia was 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 0.051 units per US$ of GDP in 1983.
What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Saint Lucia rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
Saint Lucia ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
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IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.