IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP was 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0566 units per US$ of GDP in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Saint Lucia ranks 89th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0505 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0566 units per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0478 units per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0534 units per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0371 units per US$ of GDP | -30.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0301 units per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1986 | 0.027 units per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0283 units per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0184 units per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0224 units per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0221 units per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0225 units per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0214 units per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0201 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0184 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0177 units per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0228 units per US$ of GDP | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0214 units per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0215 units per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0231 units per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.023 units per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0223 units per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0193 units per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0181 units per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0181 units per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0164 units per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0159 units per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0165 units per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0135 units per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0142 units per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0134 units per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0131 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0188 units per US$ of GDP | +43.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0095 units per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0375 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0566 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0231 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0144 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0165 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0127 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 capita 151.05 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia was 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0566 units per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
- Saint Lucia ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.