Use of IMF credit in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Use of IMF credit was 73.65 million DOD, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Use of IMF credit in Saint Lucia, 1999–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of imf credit in Saint Lucia is 73.65 million DOD, current US$, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 93.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of imf credit in Saint Lucia peaked at 79.05 million DOD, current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 931,991 DOD, current US$, in 2001.
Saint Lucia ranks 108th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Use of IMF credit in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.02 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 966,238 DOD, current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 931,991 DOD, current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 million DOD, current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million DOD, current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 1.15 million DOD, current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million DOD, current US$ | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.12 million DOD, current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.17 million DOD, current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.14 million DOD, current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 33.64 million DOD, current US$ | +2844.8% |
| 2010 | 33.04 million DOD, current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 41.17 million DOD, current US$ | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 41.22 million DOD, current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.30 million DOD, current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 38.02 million DOD, current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 33.40 million DOD, current US$ | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 29.77 million DOD, current US$ | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 28.49 million DOD, current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 24.84 million DOD, current US$ | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 21.73 million DOD, current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 52.35 million DOD, current US$ | +140.9% |
| 2021 | 79.05 million DOD, current US$ | +51.0% |
| 2022 | 75.16 million DOD, current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 75.77 million DOD, current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 73.65 million DOD, current US$ | -2.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 73.65 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.00 billion DOD, current US$, 7% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 73.65 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 600.43 million DOD, current US$, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Use of IMF credit in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +2844.8% | 1.14 million DOD, current US$ | 33.64 million DOD, current US$ |
| 2020 | +140.9% | 21.73 million DOD, current US$ | 52.35 million DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 million DOD, current US$ | 1.02 million DOD, current US$ | 1.02 million DOD, current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.33 million DOD, current US$ | 931,991 DOD, current US$ | 33.64 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.30 million DOD, current US$ | 21.73 million DOD, current US$ | 41.30 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.20 million DOD, current US$ | 52.35 million DOD, current US$ | 79.05 million DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 105 Cape Verde 126.33 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 106 Guinea-Bissau 122.20 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 107 Djibouti 100.99 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 109 Maldives 64.18 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 63.92 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 111 Comoros 61.60 million DOD, current US$ 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 use of imf credit in Saint Lucia?
- Use of imf credit in Saint Lucia was 73.65 million DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest use of imf credit recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.05 million DOD, current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest use of imf credit recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 931,991 DOD, current US$ in 2001.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for use of imf credit?
- Saint Lucia ranks 108th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is use of imf credit rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Use of IMF Credit: Data related to the operations of the IMF are provided by the IMF Treasurer’s Department. They are converted from special drawing rights into dollars using end-of-period exchange rates for stocks and average-over-the-period exchange rates for flows. IMF trust fund operations under the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, Extended Fund Facility, Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Structural Adjustment Facility (Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility in 1999) are presented together with all of the IMF’s special facilities (buffer stock, supplemental reserve, compensatory and contingency facilities, oil facilities, and other facilities). SDR allocations are also included in this category. According to the BPM6, SDR allocations are recorded as the incurrence of a debt liability of the member receiving them (because of a requirement to repay the allocation in certain circumstances, and also because interest accrues). This debt item is introduced for the first time this year with historical data starting in 1999.