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% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 9.33 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.51, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 9.33 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.71, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 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.