Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 74.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Saint Lucia, 1980–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 74.6% for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in 2021.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Saint Lucia peaked at 105.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1986.
That places Saint Lucia 67th out of 187 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.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.3% | — |
| 1981 | 38.8% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 44.3% | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 38.7% | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 37.3% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 34.9% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 38.2% | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 43.2% | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 40.2% | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 49.2% | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 59.8% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 59.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 62.8% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 104.2% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 101.2% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 105.0% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.3% | 34.9% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 40.2% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 64.7% | 104.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 60.9% | 105.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 74.6% | 81.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 64 Honduras 76.3% compare
- 65 Eritrea 75.2% compare
- 66 Iran, Islamic Republic of 75.0% compare
- 68 Belize 74.3% compare
- 69 South Africa 74.3% compare
- 70 United States of America 74.2% 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 deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Saint Lucia?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Saint Lucia was 74.6% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 105.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1986.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Saint Lucia ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).