Bank credit to bank deposits in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Bank credit to bank deposits was 93.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank credit to bank deposits in Saint Lucia, 1980–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 93.1% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2021.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Saint Lucia peaked at 131.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 1987.
That places Saint Lucia 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 114.7% | — |
| 1981 | 109.6% | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 105.6% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 96.5% | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 97.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 85.4% | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 74.0% | -13.3% |
| 1987 | 73.2% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 75.6% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 84.1% | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 82.5% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 86.7% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 96.7% | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 102.6% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 107.3% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 103.3% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 105.9% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 105.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 104.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 104.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 90.6% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 95.3% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 101.1% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 122.0% | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 126.7% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 125.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 127.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 127.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 131.7% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 127.6% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 115.7% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 101.1% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 107.2% | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.6% | 73.2% | 114.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.0% | 82.4% | 107.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.8% | 90.6% | 126.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.6% | 83.2% | 131.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.2% | 93.1% | 107.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 49 Chad 94.0% compare
- 50 Thailand 93.5% compare
- 51 Mali 93.2% compare
- 53 Netherlands 93.1% compare
- 54 Montenegro 93.1% compare
- 55 El Salvador 92.2% 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 credit to bank deposits in Saint Lucia?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Saint Lucia was 93.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 131.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 1987.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Saint Lucia ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).