Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0302 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Saint Lucia, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Saint Lucia stood at 0.0302 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0408 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1984.
That places Saint Lucia 80th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.006 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.0067 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0068 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0056 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0082 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0167 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0172 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0164 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0152 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0156 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0162 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0168 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0186 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0198 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0324 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0283 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0226 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0305 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0223 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0283 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0273 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0356 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0408 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0308 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0298 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0286 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0277 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0217 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0211 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0388 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +84.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0259 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0239 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0243 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0247 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0294 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0242 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0222 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0281 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0302 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0068 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0163 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0198 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0299 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0223 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0408 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0266 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0211 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0388 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0268 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0222 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0302 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 77 Grenada 0.032 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Cameroon 0.0314 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Samoa 0.0311 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Liberia 0.0289 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Uganda 0.0289 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Rwanda 0.0285 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Saint Lucia
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 59.58 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 331.49 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0229 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -160,000 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Saint Lucia?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Saint Lucia was 0.0302 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0408 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Saint Lucia ranks 80th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. 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 Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.