Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 75.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Saint Lucia, 1980–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Saint Lucia is 75.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Saint Lucia peaked at 77.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1980.
Saint Lucia ranks 78th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.4% | — |
| 1981 | 37.4% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 43.3% | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 46.2% | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 40.4% | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 42.8% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 44.9% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 50.6% | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 52.1% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 48.9% | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 49.9% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 46.7% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 48.7% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 51.6% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 52.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 54.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 56.3% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +6.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 75.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.0%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 75.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.5%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.1% | 36.4% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 46.7% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 59.1% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 62.7% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 71.0% | 75.3% | 2 |
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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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Saint Lucia?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Saint Lucia was 75.3% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Saint Lucia ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.