Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 51.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Saint Lucia, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 51.7% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Saint Lucia peaked at 93.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 1986.
That places Saint Lucia 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.5% | — |
| 1981 | 35.2% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 39.8% | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 35.1% | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 32.9% | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 30.1% | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 30.8% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 34.6% | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 39.5% | +14.2% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 37.6% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 37.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 43.6% | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 44.7% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 50.3% | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 53.9% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 58.8% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 88.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +43.2% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 49.6% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 51.7% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.3% | 30.1% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 37.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 56.2% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 54.1% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 49.6% | 77.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 66 North Macedonia 53.4% compare
- 67 Philippines 52.1% compare
- 68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 51.8% compare
- 70 Trinidad and Tobago 50.4% compare
- 71 Saudi Arabia 50.1% compare
- 72 Costa Rica 50.0% compare
More financial sector data for Saint Lucia
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,812 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 11.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1148 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,693 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,812 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Saint Lucia?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Saint Lucia was 51.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 1986.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Saint Lucia ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.