Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 3.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Saint Lucia, 1981–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 3.1% for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Saint Lucia peaked at 4.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1984.
That places Saint Lucia 40th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6% | — |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -27.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +38.8% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +53.5% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +63.0% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +43.2% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -28.8% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +27.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +89.9% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -36.8% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 25,530 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Saint Lucia?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Saint Lucia was 3.1% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1984.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Saint Lucia ranks 40th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.