Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Lucia, 1999–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Lucia is 4.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Lucia peaked at 8.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2022.
Saint Lucia ranks 92nd of 118 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.2% | — |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +66.1% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +27.5% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -35.8% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +37.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +83.6% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +119.3% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -37.1% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -3.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 4.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 53% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 4.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.0%, 42% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 89 Burkina Faso 4.6% compare
- 90 Botswana 4.6% compare
- 91 Tajikistan 4.4% compare
- 93 Russia 4.0% compare
- 94 Armenia 3.9% compare
- 95 Sao Tome and Principe 3.9% 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 (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Lucia?
- Debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Saint Lucia was 4.2% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 92nd out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.