Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was -536.18 million in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Saint Lucia, 1975–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Saint Lucia is -536.18 million, measured in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1,212.4% on the previous year and down 659.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Saint Lucia peaked at 359.92 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, -536.18 million, in 2008.
Saint Lucia ranks 159th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -1.50 million | — |
| 1976 | 3.73 million | -349.5% |
| 1977 | 6.83 million | +82.9% |
| 1978 | 6.84 million | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.41 million | -79.3% |
| 1980 | -5.38 million | -480.5% |
| 1981 | -12.96 million | +141.1% |
| 1982 | -3.42 million | -73.6% |
| 1983 | 20.54 million | -700.0% |
| 1984 | 12.08 million | -41.2% |
| 1985 | 38.25 million | +216.7% |
| 1986 | 105.31 million | +175.3% |
| 1987 | 143.46 million | +36.2% |
| 1988 | 179.08 million | +24.8% |
| 1989 | 147.56 million | -17.6% |
| 1990 | 165.21 million | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 188.22 million | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 181.47 million | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 120.03 million | -33.9% |
| 1994 | 80.70 million | -32.8% |
| 1995 | 99.51 million | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 17.58 million | -82.3% |
| 1997 | -4.29 million | -124.4% |
| 1998 | 95.87 million | -2332.8% |
| 1999 | 84.61 million | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 119.42 million | +41.1% |
| 2001 | 117.63 million | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 110.82 million | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 343.26 million | +209.7% |
| 2004 | 359.92 million | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 248.46 million | -31.0% |
| 2006 | 123.85 million | -50.2% |
| 2007 | -40.86 million | -133.0% |
| 2008 | -536.18 million | +1212.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.46 million | -1.50 million | 6.84 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 62.45 million | -12.96 million | 179.08 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.89 million | -4.29 million | 188.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.04 million | -536.18 million | 359.92 million | 9 |
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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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Saint Lucia?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Saint Lucia was -536.18 million in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 359.92 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -536.18 million in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Saint Lucia ranks 159th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 659.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.