Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.2567 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia stood at 0.2567 million USD per square kilometre.
The figure is up 129.5% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.5632 million USD per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0511 million USD per square kilometre, in 1996.
Saint Lucia ranks 20th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.151 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1827 million USD per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1216 million USD per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1017 million USD per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0946 million USD per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0904 million USD per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0511 million USD per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1298 million USD per square kilometre | +154.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2193 million USD per square kilometre | +69.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2124 million USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1353 million USD per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1516 million USD per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1337 million USD per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2631 million USD per square kilometre | +96.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1847 million USD per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2005 | 0.178 million USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4992 million USD per square kilometre | +180.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5632 million USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3268 million USD per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2978 million USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.234 million USD per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1835 million USD per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1372 million USD per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1619 million USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1785 million USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.345 million USD per square kilometre | +93.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2881 million USD per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1537 million USD per square kilometre | -46.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0917 million USD per square kilometre | -40.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1455 million USD per square kilometre | +58.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1658 million USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2148 million USD per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1118 million USD per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2567 million USD per square kilometre | +129.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.2567 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre, 30.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.2567 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre, 11.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1355 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0511 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2193 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2733 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1337 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5632 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1919 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0917 million USD per square kilometre | 0.345 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1873 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1118 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2567 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 17 Cyprus 0.3308 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 18 Switzerland 0.3075 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 19 Lebanon 0.2593 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 21 Denmark 0.1971 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.181 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 23 Bahamas 0.1324 million USD per square kilometre 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)
- 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 unit of GDP 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia was 0.2567 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5632 million USD per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0511 million USD per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Saint Lucia ranks 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.