International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) was -1.31 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Saint Lucia, 2013–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded -1.31 billion for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Saint Lucia peaked at -865.30 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.31 billion, in 2024.
That places Saint Lucia 71st out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -1.09 billion | — |
| 2014 | -971.37 million | -11.3% |
| 2015 | -942.60 million | -3.0% |
| 2016 | -1.01 billion | +7.4% |
| 2017 | -1.00 billion | -1.1% |
| 2018 | -949.51 million | -5.1% |
| 2019 | -865.30 million | -8.9% |
| 2020 | -1.08 billion | +24.3% |
| 2021 | -1.21 billion | +12.7% |
| 2022 | -1.28 billion | +5.7% |
| 2023 | -1.30 billion | +1.2% |
| 2024 | -1.31 billion | +1.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's -1.31 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.32 billion, 21% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's -1.31 billion is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -3.97 billion, 33% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -976.63 million | -1.09 billion | -865.30 million | 7 |
| 2020s | -1.24 billion | -1.31 billion | -1.08 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Saint Lucia?
- International investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Saint Lucia was -1.31 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was -865.30 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.31 billion in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 71st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.