Personal remittances, received in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Personal remittances, received was 2.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal remittances, received in Saint Lucia, 1983–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received in Saint Lucia is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Saint Lucia peaked at 5.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1992.
Saint Lucia ranks 97th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.3% | — |
| 1984 | 2.6% | +633.2% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | +67.4% |
| 1986 | 5.3% | +23.1% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -32.2% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -89.4% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +637.5% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +35.5% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +79.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 0.3% | 5.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 6 |
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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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0448 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 660.01 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0188 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 276.57 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 0.0392 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Saint Lucia?
- Personal remittances, received in Saint Lucia was 2.4% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for personal remittances, received?
- Saint Lucia ranks 97th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.