Financial system deposits to GDP in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Financial system deposits to GDP was 71.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Saint Lucia, 1980–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, financial system deposits to gdp in Saint Lucia stood at 71.6%.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Saint Lucia peaked at 73.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1980.
That places Saint Lucia 67th out of 185 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.
Financial system deposits to GDP in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.0% | — |
| 1981 | 32.1% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 37.7% | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 40.5% | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 35.9% | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 38.5% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 40.6% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 42.1% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 45.8% | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 47.0% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 44.8% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 43.1% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 45.1% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 46.3% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 50.2% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 51.4% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 52.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 70.7% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.1% | 31.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 43.1% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 55.7% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 60.0% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 67.4% | 71.6% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Saint Lucia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 16,389 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 304.94 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 326.51 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 326.51 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 326.51 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,812 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,812 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial system deposits to gdp in Saint Lucia?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Saint Lucia was 71.6% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Saint Lucia ranks 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions 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 demand and time and saving deposits, 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. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); 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).