Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term was 9.63 million US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6) in Saint Lucia, 2013–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Saint Lucia stood at 9.63 million US dollar.
That represents a change of up 22.5% on the previous year and up 84.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Saint Lucia peaked at 13.30 million US dollar in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.17 million US dollar, in 2013.
That places Saint Lucia 81st out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.17 million US dollar | — |
| 2014 | 3.78 million US dollar | +74.0% |
| 2015 | 5.21 million US dollar | +38.0% |
| 2016 | 10.93 million US dollar | +109.6% |
| 2017 | 8.62 million US dollar | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 4.51 million US dollar | -47.6% |
| 2019 | 13.04 million US dollar | +188.7% |
| 2020 | 13.30 million US dollar | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11.55 million US dollar | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 6.72 million US dollar | -41.8% |
| 2023 | 6.14 million US dollar | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 7.86 million US dollar | +28.0% |
| 2025 | 9.63 million US dollar | +22.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 9.63 million US dollar is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.28 million US dollar, 25% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 9.63 million US dollar is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.75 million US dollar, 12% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.89 million US dollar | 2.17 million US dollar | 13.04 million US dollar | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.20 million US dollar | 6.14 million US dollar | 13.30 million US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 78 Ecuador 20.93 million US dollar compare
- 79 Grenada 15.63 million US dollar compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 11.96 million US dollar compare
- 82 El Salvador 9.33 million US dollar compare
- 83 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8.13 million US dollar compare
- 84 Argentina 6.00 million US dollar compare
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 portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Saint Lucia?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Saint Lucia was 9.63 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.30 million US dollar in 2020.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 million US dollar in 2013.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 81st out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.7%. 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 Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Short-term (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.