Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 16,897 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Saint Lucia, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Saint Lucia stood at 16,897 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1,178.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 16,897 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -3,998 current LCU per person, in 2013.
Saint Lucia ranks 102nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -13.52 current LCU per person | — |
| 1976 | 33.22 current LCU per person | -345.7% |
| 1977 | 59.87 current LCU per person | +80.2% |
| 1978 | 59.06 current LCU per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 12.02 current LCU per person | -79.6% |
| 1980 | -45.07 current LCU per person | -474.8% |
| 1981 | -106.96 current LCU per person | +137.3% |
| 1982 | -27.82 current LCU per person | -74.0% |
| 1983 | 164.29 current LCU per person | -690.6% |
| 1984 | 95.07 current LCU per person | -42.1% |
| 1985 | 296.16 current LCU per person | +211.5% |
| 1986 | 802.41 current LCU per person | +170.9% |
| 1987 | 1,077 current LCU per person | +34.2% |
| 1988 | 1,327 current LCU per person | +23.2% |
| 1989 | 1,081 current LCU per person | -18.5% |
| 1990 | 1,198 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 1,349 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 1,281 current LCU per person | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 835.15 current LCU per person | -34.8% |
| 1994 | 553.16 current LCU per person | -33.8% |
| 1995 | 671.4 current LCU per person | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 116.86 current LCU per person | -82.6% |
| 1997 | -28.14 current LCU per person | -124.1% |
| 1998 | 619.78 current LCU per person | -2302.3% |
| 1999 | 539.94 current LCU per person | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 752.88 current LCU per person | +39.4% |
| 2001 | 734.08 current LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 685.62 current LCU per person | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 2,106 current LCU per person | +207.2% |
| 2004 | 2,191 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1,502 current LCU per person | -31.5% |
| 2006 | 743.22 current LCU per person | -50.5% |
| 2007 | -243.54 current LCU per person | -132.8% |
| 2008 | -3,176 current LCU per person | +1204.2% |
| 2009 | -2,917 current LCU per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | -1,896 current LCU per person | -35.0% |
| 2011 | -3,120 current LCU per person | +64.6% |
| 2012 | -3,613 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 2013 | -3,998 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 2014 | -1,993 current LCU per person | -50.1% |
| 2015 | 1,321 current LCU per person | -166.3% |
| 2016 | 2,567 current LCU per person | +94.2% |
| 2017 | 3,156 current LCU per person | +23.0% |
| 2018 | 4,496 current LCU per person | +42.4% |
| 2019 | 5,142 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 5,319 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 7,593 current LCU per person | +42.8% |
| 2022 | 8,248 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 12,972 current LCU per person | +57.3% |
| 2024 | 16,488 current LCU per person | +27.1% |
| 2025 | 16,897 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 16,897 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,040 current LCU per person, 77% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 16,897 current LCU per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,412 current LCU per person, 72% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +2302.3% | -28.14 current LCU per person | 619.78 current LCU per person |
| 2008 | -1204.2% | -243.54 current LCU per person | -3,176 current LCU per person |
| 1983 | +690.6% | -27.82 current LCU per person | 164.29 current LCU per person |
| 1980 | -474.8% | 12.02 current LCU per person | -45.07 current LCU per person |
| 1976 | +345.7% | -13.52 current LCU per person | 33.22 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.13 current LCU per person | -13.52 current LCU per person | 59.87 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 466.23 current LCU per person | -106.96 current LCU per person | 1,327 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 713.71 current LCU per person | -28.14 current LCU per person | 1,349 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 237.84 current LCU per person | -3,176 current LCU per person | 2,191 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 206.26 current LCU per person | -3,998 current LCU per person | 5,142 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,253 current LCU per person | 5,319 current LCU per person | 16,897 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 99 Romania 20,044 current LCU per person compare
- 100 Turkey 17,167 current LCU per person compare
- 101 Nigeria 16,962 current LCU per person compare
- 103 Honduras 16,535 current LCU per person compare
- 104 Dominica 15,937 current LCU per person compare
- 105 Maldives 15,242 current LCU per person 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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Saint Lucia was 16,897 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,897 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,998 current LCU per person in 2013.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,178.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.