Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Savings Rate, Percent per annum was 2.08 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Saint Lucia, 1982–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, savings rate, percent per annum in Saint Lucia stood at 2.08. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savings rate, percent per annum in Saint Lucia peaked at 7.3 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.08, in 2025.
That places Saint Lucia 26th out of 63 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Savings Rate, Percent per annum in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 5.41 | — |
| 1983 | 5.68 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 6.49 | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 6.49 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6.49 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.95 | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 5.73 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 5.7 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 6 | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 7.3 | +21.8% |
| 1992 | 6.81 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 5.46 | -19.9% |
| 1994 | 6.49 | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 6.49 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.49 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.49 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.49 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.49 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.49 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.45 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 6.31 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.17 | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 3.51 | -32.0% |
| 2005 | 3.36 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 3.36 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.36 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.37 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.34 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.38 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.27 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.26 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.22 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.75 | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 2.48 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 2.38 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.37 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.36 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.35 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.22 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.08 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 2.08 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.09 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.08 | -0.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 2.08 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 2.08 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.66, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savings Rate, Percent per annum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -32.0% | 5.17 | 3.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.99 | 5.41 | 6.49 | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.45 | 5.46 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 | 3.34 | 6.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 | 2.36 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 | 2.08 | 2.35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 23 Honduras 2.53 compare
- 24 Tanzania 2.33 compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.15 compare
- 27 Montserrat 2.05 compare
- 28 Antigua and Barbuda 2.04 compare
- 29 Dominica 2.04 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 savings rate, percent per annum in Saint Lucia?
- Savings rate, percent per annum in Saint Lucia was 2.08 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 in 1991.
- What is the lowest savings rate, percent per annum recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for savings rate, percent per annum?
- Saint Lucia ranks 26th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is savings rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Savings 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.