Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia stood at 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
That places Saint Lucia 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +177.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.2% |
| 1989 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +303.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.9% |
| 2019 | 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +303.1% | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1986 | +177.3% | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 103 Romania 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Mongolia 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Senegal 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Guatemala 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Colombia 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Nepal 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 18.67 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 193.98 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia?
- Primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia was 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Saint Lucia ranks 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. 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 Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Primary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.