Bank concentration in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Bank concentration was 100.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Bank concentration in Saint Lucia, 2009–2018
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Saint Lucia is 100.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Saint Lucia peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2011.
That places Saint Lucia 1st out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Bank concentration in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 100.0% | — |
| 2010 | 92.8% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.8%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 92.5% | 100.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0%
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Chad 100.0% compare
- 1 Djibouti 100.0% compare
- 1 Eswatini 100.0% compare
- 1 Fiji 100.0%
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Lesotho 100.0% compare
- 1 Liberia 100.0%
- 1 Malawi 100.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 100.0%
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 1 South Sudan 100.0% compare
- 1 Suriname 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0%
- 1 Yemen 100.0% compare
More financial sector data for Saint Lucia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 11.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 8.5 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 11.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Saint Lucia?
- Bank concentration in Saint Lucia was 100.0% in 2018, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for bank concentration?
- Saint Lucia ranks 1st out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.