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St. Lucia

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61/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$2.77B
2026▲ 4.3%
Population
180,149
2025▲ 0.2%
GDP per Capita
$15,135
2026▲ 3.6%
Life Expectancy
72.8 years
2024▲ 0.2%
St. Lucia in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world St. Lucia· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About St. Lucia

St. Lucia's GDP is $2.77B (2026), with a population of 180,149, and GDP per capita of $15,135. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.0%, inflation at 2.5%, government debt at 77.5% of GDP, life expectancy of 72.8 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy26 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$2.77B2026▲ 4.3%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)2.0%2026▲ 17.6%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$15,1352026▲ 3.6%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$5.55B2026▲ 4.9%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$30,3982026▲ 4.2%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2026▼ 33.3%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$2.43B2025▲ 3.4%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$13,4102025▲ 4.4%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$26,1802025▲ 3.4%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)10.7%2025▲ 4.2%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)73.8%2025▼ 1.3%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)1.7%2025▲ 14.3%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)2.6%2025▲ 37.8%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$47,9012025▼ 2.0%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)3.6%2025▲ 6.4%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)7.8%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$7,6552021▲ 9.5%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.0%2021—WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021▼ 30.6%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$283.9M2025▲ 6.3%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$24,5032025▼ 0.8%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$12,0942025▼ 0.8%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary13 indicators · 2025–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.5%2026▲ 25.0%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)77.5%2026▲ 0.5%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-2.9%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-4.6%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)2.0%2025▲ 400.6%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)3.6%2025▼ 17.2%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)6.3%2025▼ 0.6%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)1.2%2025▼ 2.3%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$447.2M2025▲ 10.1%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)32025▲ 11.6%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)2.72025▲ 0.0%WB
PPP Conversion Factor1.392025▼ 0.2%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)66.7%2025▲ 2.2%WB
▶Trade10 indicators · 2020–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Merchandise Exports (USD)$85.0M2025▼ 7.6%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$1.01B2025▲ 4.7%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)7.3%2025▲ 1.9%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.7%2025▲ 5326.2%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$194.0M2025▲ 3.9%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$62.5M2025▲ 3.0%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)2.4%2025▲ 1.0%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)9.3%2020—WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-6.3%2025▼ 307.1%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-166.2M2025▼ 315.1%WB
▶External Debt7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)51.3%2024▲ 5.4%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$1.19B2024▲ 9.9%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)3.4%2024▲ 8.9%WB
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$928.5M2024—WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$73.7M2024▼ 2.8%WB
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)1.6%2023▲ 2.2%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$35.8M2023▲ 7.3%WB
▶Finance4 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)51.7%2025▲ 4.3%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)9.6%2025▲ 10.4%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)8.5%2025▼ 28.6%WB
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)34.6%2025—WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)152025—WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)2.2%2025—WB
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)39.1%2025—WB
Firms with a Female Top Manager (%)27.4%2025—WB
Firms Offering Training (%)58.9%2025—WB
Time to Obtain an Operating License (days)30.22025—WB
Firms Competing with Unregistered Firms (%)63.6%2025—WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population180,1492025▲ 0.2%WB
Population Growth (%)0.2%2025▼ 12.0%WB
Population Density (per km²)2942023▲ 0.3%WB
Surface Area (sq km)6202023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)6102023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)29.1%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (total)52,4172025▲ 0.2%WB
Rural Population (%)70.9%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth72.8 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male69.5 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female76.5 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.42024▲ 0.4%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)11.22024▼ 0.5%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)8.72024▲ 1.1%WB
Net Migration-232025▼ 228.6%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)17.2%2025▼ 1.7%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)72.8%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)10.0%2025▲ 3.6%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)37.4%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)13.7%2025▲ 3.7%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)23.7%2025▼ 1.6%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)191.22024▼ 0.9%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)91.32024▼ 1.1%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force101,7712025▲ 0.6%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)68.3%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)62.0%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)74.8%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Unemployment (%)9.5%2025▼ 7.3%WB
Female Unemployment (%)10.7%2025▼ 4.0%WB
Male Unemployment (%)8.4%2025▼ 10.8%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)20.3%2025▼ 4.9%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)7.5%2025▼ 2.6%WB
Employment in Industry (%)16.2%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Employment in Services (%)76.3%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)68.9%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)22.0%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)73.3%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)10.3%2025▲ 54.0%WB
Employers (% of total employment)4.8%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)46.3%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)61.8%2025▲ 0.9%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)26.7%2025▼ 0.4%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)25.5%2025▲ 12.7%WB
▶Education17 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)3.8%2024▲ 40.3%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)12.7%2025▼ 7.9%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)96.8%2024▼ 4.5%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)87.9%2024▼ 0.9%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)15.0%2023▼ 7.1%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)97.4%2024▲ 6.9%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)83.0%2024▼ 2.0%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary1,0332024▲ 239.8%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary4662024▲ 237.7%WB
Primary School Teachers1,0672024▲ 0.9%WB
Secondary School Teachers1,0372024▼ 4.2%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary152018—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary112018—WB
Primary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)35.1%2018—WB
Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort)59.1%2022—WB
Secondary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)40.3%2018—WB
Tertiary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)0.0%2018—WB
▶Health46 indicators · 2012–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.7%2023▼ 0.4%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$6412023▲ 3.1%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)2.4%2023▲ 5.6%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)37.1%2023▼ 1.8%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)4.22020—WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)5.32023—WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)1.12022▼ 44.9%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)17.22024▼ 1.7%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)11.32024▼ 0.9%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)442023▼ 8.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)15.62024▼ 1.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)18.82024▼ 1.1%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)32.6%2021▲ 260.4%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)52.8%2021—WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)5.3%2021▼ 45.7%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)83.0%2024▼ 2.4%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)99.0%2024▲ 33.8%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.192024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)12024▼ 49.1%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)24.9%2024▼ 0.8%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)2.9%2024▼ 3.3%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)5.32021▼ 28.2%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)9.32020—WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)71.11304212021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)17.699104332021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)61.762002552021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)15.8394106122024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)17.2351560092024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)11.2514656192024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)0.8875546192023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)0.562024—WHO
People Living with HIV6402025—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)19.717762022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)842025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)862025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)842025—WHO
Physicians (total)7552020—WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel9582023—WHO
Dentists (total)312017—WHO
Pharmacists (total)792017—WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)3.72012—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)2.52012—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)2.82012—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)752023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)8.92021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)641.074951172023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment16 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Excluding LULUCF (t CO2e)1.72024▲ 3.3%WB
CO₂ Emissions, Excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)02024▲ 3.5%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)2.5%2021—WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)9.7%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)92.1%2023▼ 0.6%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)10.42023▼ 0.7%WB
Forest Area (%)34.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)2082023▲ 0.0%WB
Arable Land (%)4.4%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (%)1.0%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.3%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)98.1%2024▼ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)83.4%2022▼ 0.0%WHO
Urban PM2.5 Concentration (WHO)8.7884066582023—WHO
Air Pollution Mortality (household + ambient, age-standardized)26.6832021—WHO
▶Agriculture7 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)16.3%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)90.62022▲ 15.6%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)77.62022▲ 6.5%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)117.62022▲ 31.2%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)1,8282024▼ 1.3%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)2002023▲ 0.0%WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)14.3%2022▲ 0.0%WB
▶Technology9 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)68.2%2024▲ 1.1%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)992022▲ 2.5%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)13.62022▲ 27.1%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)734.42024▲ 4.5%WB
Patent Applications, Residents22018—WB
Scientific Journal Articles32023▼ 39.4%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$2.9M2020—WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)0.9%2025▲ 9.8%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$12.1M2025▼ 0.5%WB
▶Infrastructure3 indicators · 2021–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Container Port Traffic (TEU)37,0542023▼ 4.9%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)97.5%2021▲ 0.2%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)10.5%2025▼ 5.3%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)62.9%2025▲ 0.9%WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)81.5%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Female (%)106.8%2018—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)27.22024▼ 2.4%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Total (%)102.7%2018—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary0.982020—WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education1.022020—WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.542023▼ 6.1%WB
Government Effectiveness0.072023▲ 175.9%WB
Political Stability1.022023▼ 1.5%WB
Regulatory Quality0.42023▼ 9.6%WB
Rule of Law0.612023▼ 8.6%WB
Voice & Accountability0.862023▲ 1.9%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)67.0%2023▼ 5.3%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)55.7%2023▲ 13.5%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)69.8%2023▼ 2.0%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)86.3%2023▼ 0.1%WB
▶Military1 indicator · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)392023▲ 5.8%WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.602020—WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.632020—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.582020—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School8.5 years2020—WB
▶Tourism4 indicators · 2018–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals432,5002020—WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$989.0M2018—WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$28.0M2020—WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)88.8%2018—WB
▶Urban Development3 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)0.2%2025▼ 13.0%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)0.4%2022▼ 2.1%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)0.2%2025▼ 11.6%WB

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