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

Latest (2025)
0.0102 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
89th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0566 units per US$ of GDP
in 1981
All-time low
0.0099 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Years of data
46
1980–2025

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

0.010.020.030.040.050.06198020022025

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

Annual values for IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia, 1980 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 86 Comoros 0.011 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 87 Nigeria 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 88 Kyrgyzstan 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 90 Botswana 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 91 Belarus 0.01 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 92 Guyana 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP compare

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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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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, 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, 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.