External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square was 1.52 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Saint Lucia, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Saint Lucia is 1.52 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 154.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.52 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25,437 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1981.
Saint Lucia ranks 5th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25,437 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 28,069 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 30,996 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 33,263 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 37,890 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 46,498 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1987 | 68,718 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 1988 | 86,523 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1989 | 100,945 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 118,272 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 124,811 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 147,256 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 158,178 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 169,816 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 182,516 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 198,985 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 196,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 209,605 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 216,264 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 259,470 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 258,872 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 333,167 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2003 | 376,370 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 414,034 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 402,831 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 422,262 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 502,495 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 527,605 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 525,569 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 535,138 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 515,941 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 569,287 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 599,577 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 625,280 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 688,251 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 708,816 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 802,566 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 818,925 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 888,903 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 989,557 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 1.18 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 1.21 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.52 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50,927 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 25,437 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 100,945 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 172,233 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 118,272 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 216,264 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 402,268 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 258,872 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 527,605 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 675,268 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 515,941 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 888,903 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 989,557 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.52 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 2 Lebanon 4.70 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 3 Mauritius 4.67 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 4 Grenada 2.24 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.49 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Jamaica 1.03 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 972,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 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 external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Saint Lucia?
- External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square in Saint Lucia was 1.52 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,437 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Saint Lucia ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, long-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.