Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) was -187.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Saint Lucia, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Saint Lucia is -187.50 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Saint Lucia peaked at -13.94 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, -289.96 million, in 2006.
Saint Lucia ranks 83rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -103.24 million | — |
| 2006 | -289.96 million | +180.9% |
| 2007 | -194.31 million | -33.0% |
| 2008 | -202.23 million | +4.1% |
| 2009 | -122.32 million | -39.5% |
| 2010 | -190.34 million | +55.6% |
| 2011 | -91.51 million | -51.9% |
| 2012 | -137.36 million | +50.1% |
| 2013 | -13.94 million | -89.9% |
| 2014 | -99.73 million | +615.6% |
| 2015 | -128.97 million | +29.3% |
| 2016 | -149.20 million | +15.7% |
| 2017 | -95.69 million | -35.9% |
| 2018 | -54.80 million | -42.7% |
| 2019 | -30.63 million | -44.1% |
| 2020 | -123.34 million | +302.7% |
| 2021 | -108.26 million | -12.2% |
| 2022 | -77.36 million | -28.5% |
| 2023 | -153.44 million | +98.3% |
| 2024 | -187.50 million | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -182.41 million | -289.96 million | -103.24 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -99.22 million | -190.34 million | -13.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -129.98 million | -187.50 million | -77.36 million | 5 |
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- 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 direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Saint Lucia?
- Direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Saint Lucia was -187.50 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was -13.94 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -289.96 million in 2006.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 83rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.