Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 59.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
59.3%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
102nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
103.3%
in 2006
All-time low
55.9%
in 2019
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia stood at 59.3%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 103.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2019.
That places Saint Lucia 102nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88.8% | — |
| 1971 | 88.1% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 87.6% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 93.6% | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 100.8% | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 94.3% | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 88.0% | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 83.8% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 89.2% | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 93.1% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 99.7% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 89.2% | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 80.9% | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 85.3% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 83.0% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 84.2% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 81.5% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 87.3% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 84.2% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 82.5% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 85.3% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 83.3% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 77.2% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.7% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 78.9% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 70.8% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 103.3% | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 100.6% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | +37.1% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.2% | 83.8% | 100.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.7% | 80.9% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.2% | 67.2% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 68.1% | 103.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 55.9% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 59.3% | 76.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 99 Trinidad and Tobago 59.9% compare
- 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 59.8% compare
- 101 Bahamas 59.3% compare
- 103 Armenia 59.2% compare
- 104 New Zealand 59.1% compare
- 105 Slovakia 59.0% 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1683 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,482 current US$ per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia was 59.3% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 103.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2019.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 102nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.