Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit was 0.4908 units per US$ of GDP in 2008. ▲ Rising
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Saint Lucia, 1980–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.4908 units per US$ of GDP for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.5405 units per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2498 units per US$ of GDP, in 1985.
Saint Lucia ranks 126th of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3092 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.2753 units per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3136 units per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2963 units per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2507 units per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2498 units per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2871 units per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3264 units per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3458 units per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3473 units per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3021 units per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2959 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.335 units per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.347 units per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3453 units per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3625 units per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3325 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3414 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3346 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3556 units per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3518 units per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3649 units per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3742 units per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4176 units per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4938 units per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5405 units per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4936 units per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5349 units per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4908 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.4908 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.66 units per US$ of GDP, 18% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.4908 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.19 units per US$ of GDP, 41% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3002 units per US$ of GDP | 0.2498 units per US$ of GDP | 0.3473 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3352 units per US$ of GDP | 0.2959 units per US$ of GDP | 0.3625 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4513 units per US$ of GDP | 0.3518 units per US$ of GDP | 0.5405 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 123 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5556 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Peru 0.5436 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5138 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Lithuania 0.4876 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 128 Grenada 0.4621 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 129 Papua New Guinea 0.4605 units per US$ of GDP compare
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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Saint Lucia?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Saint Lucia was 0.4908 units per US$ of GDP in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5405 units per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2498 units per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit?
- Saint Lucia ranks 126th out of 158 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.