External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 0.3994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Saint Lucia, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Saint Lucia stood at 0.3994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.3994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0798 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
That places Saint Lucia 28th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0798 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.0934 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0807 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0813 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0834 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1116 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1265 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1245 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1241 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1459 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1539 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1488 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1457 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1431 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1769 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2258 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2325 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2368 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2164 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2031 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2294 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2239 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2202 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2203 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2181 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2323 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.245 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2424 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2594 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3967 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3857 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3175 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.381 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.3994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.3994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3211 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +52.9% | 0.2594 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3967 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0798 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1265 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1241 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1539 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2368 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2287 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2594 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3175 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 25 Tunisia 0.4049 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Jordan 0.4044 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Mozambique 0.4022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 0.3969 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Nicaragua 0.3659 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Jamaica 0.3609 DOD, 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 external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Saint Lucia?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Saint Lucia was 0.3994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0798 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 28th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. 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 External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.