Money market Rate, Percent per annum in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Money market Rate, Percent per annum was 6.89 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Money market Rate, Percent per annum in Saint Lucia, 2001–2016
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2016, money market rate, percent per annum in Saint Lucia stood at 6.89. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money market rate, percent per annum in Saint Lucia peaked at 6.89 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.01, in 2005.
That places Saint Lucia 27th out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Money market Rate, Percent per annum in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.81 | — |
| 2002 | 6.32 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 6.07 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 4.67 | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 4.01 | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 4.76 | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 5.24 | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 4.93 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 6.03 | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 6.36 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 5.68 | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 5.2 | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 6.28 | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 6.19 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.44 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 6.89 | +7.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 6.89 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.74, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 6.89 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.89, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.43 | 4.01 | 6.81 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.15 | 5.2 | 6.89 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 24 South Africa 7.26 compare
- 25 Namibia 7.05 compare
- 26 Armenia 7.01 compare
- 27 Anguilla 6.89 compare
- 27 Antigua and Barbuda 6.89 compare
- 27 Dominica 6.89 compare
- 27 Grenada 6.89 compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.89 compare
- 27 Montserrat 6.89 compare
- 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.89 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 market rate, percent per annum in Saint Lucia?
- Money market rate, percent per annum in Saint Lucia was 6.89 in 2016, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest money market rate, percent per annum recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.89 in 2016.
- What is the lowest money market rate, percent per annum recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.01 in 2005.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for money market rate, percent per annum?
- Saint Lucia ranks 27th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
- Is money market rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. 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 Money market 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.