Total reserves in months of imports in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Total reserves in months of imports was 2.99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Saint Lucia, 1976–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 2.99 for total reserves in months of imports in 2025.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Saint Lucia peaked at 5.3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6446, in 1981.
Saint Lucia ranks 123rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.24 | — |
| 1978 | 0.9152 | -26.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9197 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7345 | -20.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6446 | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7229 | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8277 | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9957 | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 0.98 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.61 | +63.8% |
| 1987 | 1.74 | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 1.44 | -17.0% |
| 1989 | 1.4 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.52 | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 1.55 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.69 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 1.84 | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 1.7 | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 1.72 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.58 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 1.61 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.79 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 1.78 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.69 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.09 | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 2.27 | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 2.07 | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 2.46 | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 1.86 | -24.1% |
| 2006 | 1.92 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.89 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.69 | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 2.58 | +52.7% |
| 2010 | 2.53 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.53 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.88 | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 2.39 | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 3.13 | +31.1% |
| 2015 | 3.75 | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 3.45 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 3.47 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 2.62 | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 3.43 | +31.1% |
| 2021 | 5.3 | +54.3% |
| 2022 | 3.24 | -38.8% |
| 2023 | 3.26 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.68 | -18.0% |
| 2025 | 2.99 | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 | 0.9152 | 1.24 | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 0.6446 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 | 1.52 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 | 1.69 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 | 2.39 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 | 2.68 | 5.3 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Saint Lucia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 16,389 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 304.94 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 326.51 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 326.51 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 326.51 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,812 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,812 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Saint Lucia?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Saint Lucia was 2.99 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6446 in 1981.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Saint Lucia ranks 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].