Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 1.80 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Saint Lucia, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Saint Lucia stood at 1.80 billion. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.80 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 788.50 million, in 2005.
Saint Lucia ranks 170th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 788.50 million | — |
| 2006 | 884.67 million | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 1.02 billion | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 billion | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 859.18 million | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 1.03 billion | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 1.06 billion | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 billion | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 billion | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.03 billion | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 billion | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.11 billion | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.16 billion | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.19 billion | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.24 billion | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 857.28 million | -31.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 billion | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 1.48 billion | +42.1% |
| 2023 | 1.59 billion | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 1.80 billion | +13.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.80 billion is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.86 billion, 8% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.80 billion is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.97 billion, 14% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 922.26 million | 788.50 million | 1.06 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.09 billion | 1.01 billion | 1.24 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 billion | 857.28 million | 1.80 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 167 French Polynesia 2.18 billion compare
- 168 Belize 1.92 billion compare
- 169 Bhutan 1.81 billion compare
- 171 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.77 billion compare
- 172 East Timor 1.71 billion compare
- 173 Cape Verde 1.62 billion compare
More trade data for Saint Lucia
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 115.64 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 102.25 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.28 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 103.05 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.07 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 83.67 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.24 (2020)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 105.28 units per person (2020)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 655,071 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Saint Lucia?
- Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Saint Lucia was 1.80 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 788.50 million in 2005.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
- Saint Lucia ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.