Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 79.23 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Saint Lucia, 1981–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Saint Lucia is 79.23, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Saint Lucia peaked at 80.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.29, in 1981.
That places Saint Lucia 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16.29 | — |
| 1982 | 19.61 | +20.4% |
| 1983 | 19.93 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 20.27 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 21.18 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 21.18 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 24.28 | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 23.24 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 22.78 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 20.32 | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 23.57 | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 26.39 | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 27.3 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 28.23 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 27.25 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 28.64 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 32.38 | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 35 | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 34.29 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 38.57 | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 45.67 | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 58.66 | +28.4% |
| 2003 | 54.6 | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 59.16 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 61.92 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 58.04 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 56.75 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 56.09 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 60.43 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 63.27 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 67.62 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 74.77 | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 80.59 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 80.9 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 79.23 | -2.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 79.23 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.09, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 79.23 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.57, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.97 | 16.29 | 24.28 | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.34 | 20.32 | 35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.99 | 38.57 | 61.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4 | 63.27 | 80.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More external debt data for Saint Lucia
- Net financial flows, IBRD -160,000 NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 25,530 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 74.42 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 1.12 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 1.12 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Saint Lucia?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Saint Lucia was 79.23 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.29 in 1981.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Saint Lucia ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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 Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.