Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre was 44,237 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia is 44,237 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia peaked at 44,237 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,241 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1981.
Saint Lucia ranks 5th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,241 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 1,317 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 1,496 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 1,574 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 1,953 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1986 | 2,668 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1987 | 3,107 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 3,734 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 4,807 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1990 | 6,876 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 1991 | 7,929 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 8,619 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 9,837 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 10,657 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 11,662 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 12,992 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 14,072 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 15,286 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 15,203 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 17,579 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 17,527 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 16,207 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 17,914 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 17,817 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 20,863 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 23,434 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 24,515 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 31,619 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 32,300 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 35,322 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 38,375 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 33,733 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 33,319 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 33,497 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 35,505 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 34,435 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 33,393 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 34,380 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 33,784 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 31,104 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 34,318 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 37,658 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 44,237 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 44,237 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,198 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 8.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 44,237 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,362 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 10.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,433 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,241 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,807 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 11,313 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,876 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 15,286 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,978 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,207 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 32,300 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,574 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 33,319 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 38,375 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,829 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 31,104 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 44,237 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68,305 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 3 Grenada 67,782 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 49,196 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 El Salvador 37,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 7 Jamaica 35,451 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Mauritius 33,405 TDS, 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 multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia?
- Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia was 44,237 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 44,237 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,241 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Saint Lucia ranks 5th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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 Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) 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.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Multilateral debt service International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) 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.