Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum was 9.33 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Saint Lucia, 2003–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Saint Lucia is 9.33, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Saint Lucia peaked at 10.03 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.9, in 2012.
That places Saint Lucia 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.58 | — |
| 2004 | 7.11 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 7.15 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.39 | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 8.34 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.81 | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 5.17 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 5.21 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.37 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9 | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 5.3 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 5.31 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.5 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 5.53 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.79 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 7.24 | +25.1% |
| 2019 | 6.71 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 5.56 | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 6.12 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 8.17 | +33.5% |
| 2023 | 10.03 | +22.7% |
| 2024 | 9.22 | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 9.33 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.08 | 5.17 | 8.39 | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.69 | 4.9 | 7.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.07 | 5.56 | 10.03 | 6 |
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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 lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Saint Lucia?
- Lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Saint Lucia was 9.33 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.03 in 2023.
- What is the lowest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 in 2012.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum?
- Saint Lucia ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.