External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 56.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Lucia, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2021, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Lucia stood at 56.7%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Lucia peaked at 57.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1999.
Saint Lucia ranks 37th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.4% | — |
| 1996 | 11.1% | +154.0% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | -32.7% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -44.5% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +30.3% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +79.0% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +57.5% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +314.3% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | -40.5% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -36.4% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | +54.9% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -29.7% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | +39.8% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | -1.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 56.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 3.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 56.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +314.3% | 11.8% | 48.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 3.7% | 11.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 4.8% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 29.6% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 56.7% | 57.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 34 Mauritania 60.8% compare
- 35 Mozambique 60.5% compare
- 36 Denmark 59.6% compare
- 38 Afghanistan 56.6% compare
- 39 Malawi 54.9% compare
- 40 Finland 51.7% 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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Lucia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Saint Lucia was 56.7% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1999.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Saint Lucia ranks 37th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.