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St. Lucia

LCALatin America & Caribbean Upper middle incomeCapital: Castries
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61/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$3
2027▲ 4.4%
Population
179,744
2024▲ 0.3%
GDP per Capita
$15,736
2027▲ 3.8%
Life Expectancy
72.7 years
2023▲ 0.0%
St. Lucia in world space2000–2023
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002023
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 179,744, and GDP per capita of $15,163. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.1%, inflation at 1.5%, government debt at 77.2% of GDP, life expectancy of 72.7 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Located in the Caribbean, this island nation is classified as an upper middle-income economy. Its economic landscape is driven by tourism, agriculture, and manufacturing. The GDP is projected to reach 2.77 billion in 2026, with a growth rate of 2.1%. The GDP per capita is expected to be 15,162.972 in 2026. Inflation is anticipated to be 1.5% in 2026, while the unemployment rate was 9.452% in 2025. The economy benefits from a stable financial sector and a strategic focus on sustainable development. The population is estimated to be 179,744 in 2024. Life expectancy stands at 72.697 years as of 2023. The society is known for its cultural richness, blending African, European, and indigenous influences. The capital, Castries, serves as the administrative and commercial hub, contributing significantly to the nation's economic and social fabric.

▶Economy24 indicators · 2021–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$32027▲ 4.4%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)2.0%2027▼ 4.8%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$15,7362027▲ 3.8%IMF
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$62027▲ 3.7%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$31,1492027▲ 3.0%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2027▼ 33.3%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$2.30B2024▲ 2.9%WB
GNI per Capita (USD)$12,6402024▲ 1.6%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$24,8402024▲ 4.2%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)9.8%2024▲ 0.7%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)75.9%2024▼ 0.5%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)1.1%2024▲ 0.4%WB
GDP Deflator (%)1.0%2024▼ 35.4%WB
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$48,0002024▲ 1.5%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)2.9%2024▼ 11.5%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▼ 30.6%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021▼ 30.6%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$248.6M2024▲ 5.6%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary13 indicators · 2024–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)1.9%2027▲ 26.7%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)77.4%2027▲ 0.3%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-2.8%2027▼ 7.7%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-0.7%2027▲ 30.0%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)-0.1%2024▼ 102.7%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)5.3%2024▲ 8.9%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)6.3%2024▼ 1.8%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)1.2%2024▼ 1.8%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$406.1M2024▼ 4.3%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)2.82024▼ 16.0%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)2.72024▲ 0.0%WB
PPP Conversion Factor1.392024▼ 1.4%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)66.7%2024▲ 5.7%WB
▶Trade10 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Merchandise Exports (USD)$92.0M2024▲ 15.0%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$964.0M2024▲ 7.1%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)7.3%2024▼ 12.4%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)-0.0%2024▼ 100.9%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$186.6M2024▼ 8.1%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$60.6M2024▼ 4.2%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)2.4%2024▼ 8.6%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)9.3%2020—WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-2.5%2024▼ 60.6%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-64.1M2024▼ 68.4%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▲ 11.5%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▲ 3.0%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$35.8M2023▲ 7.3%WB
▶Finance3 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)50.7%2024▲ 0.2%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)8.1%2023▲ 13.6%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)14.5%2023▲ 13.4%WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population179,7442024▲ 0.3%WB
Population Growth (%)0.3%2024▼ 9.2%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%2024▼ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (total)52,3012024▲ 0.3%WB
Rural Population (%)70.9%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth72.7 years2023▲ 0.0%WB
Life Expectancy, Male69.3 years2023▲ 0.1%WB
Life Expectancy, Female76.3 years2023▲ 0.0%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.42023▼ 0.6%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)11.32023▼ 1.4%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)8.62023▲ 1.9%WB
Net Migration-232025▼ 228.6%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)17.5%2024▼ 1.9%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)72.8%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)9.6%2024▲ 3.4%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)37.3%2024▼ 0.1%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)13.2%2024▲ 3.4%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)24.1%2024▼ 1.9%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)192.82023▼ 0.3%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)92.32023▲ 0.1%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2024–2025 · 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
Self-Employed (%)68.8%2024▼ 0.1%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)22.0%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)73.3%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)6.4%2024▼ 26.5%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)22.6%2024▼ 26.8%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
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)35.1%2018—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Primary)59.12022▼ 36.9%WB
Education Spending, Secondary (% of govt)40.3%2018—WB
Education Spending, Tertiary (% of govt)0.0%2018—WB
▶Health38 indicators · 2012–2024 · 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
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)15.52023▼ 1.9%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)102023▼ 2.0%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)442023▼ 8.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)14.12023▼ 1.4%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)16.92023▼ 1.7%WHO
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)7.9%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)82.1%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)10.0%2019—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
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)24.7%2022▼ 2.0%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)3.0%2022▼ 3.2%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)5.32021▼ 28.2%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)9.32020—WHO
Maternal Deaths12023▼ 8.5%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)0.62024▼ 49.1%WHO
People Living with HIV6502024▲ 0.0%WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)99%2024▲ 33.8%WHO
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)83%2024▼ 2.4%WHO
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)99%2024▲ 33.8%WHO
Physicians (total)422020▼ 31.4%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel532023—WHO
Dentists (total)8132023—WHO
Pharmacists (total)1452023—WHO
Child Wasting (<5 years, %)3.7%2012—WHO
Child Underweight (<5 years, %)2.8%2012—WHO
Universal Health Coverage Index752023▲ 1.4%WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)162021—WHO
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$6412023▲ 3.1%WHO
▶Energy & Environment14 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)1.72024▲ 3.3%WB
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)02024▲ 3.5%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)2.5%2021▼ 7.5%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)9.7%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)92.1%2023▼ 0.6%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)23.82020—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 Protected Areas (%)1.0%2024▲ 11.1%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.3%2024▲ 50.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)98.1%2024▼ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)83.4%2022▼ 0.0%WHO
▶Agriculture7 indicators · 2022–2023 · 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)1,8532023▼ 0.1%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)2002023▲ 0.0%WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)14.3%2022▲ 0.0%WB
▶Technology9 indicators · 2018–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)70.1%2023▲ 7.2%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 Articles52022▼ 4.9%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$2.9M2020▼ 45.9%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)0.7%2024▼ 11.5%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$10.9M2024▲ 1.5%WB
▶Infrastructure3 indicators · 2019–2021 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Container Port Traffic (TEU)39,2382019—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 (%)11.1%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)62.4%2024▲ 0.1%WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)81.5%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)106.8%2018—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)27.82023▼ 2.5%WB
Gender Parity Index, Primary102.682018—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary0.982020▲ 0.8%WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education1.022020▲ 0.7%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▼ 69.6%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)88.8%2018—WB
▶Urban Development3 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)0.3%2024▼ 9.8%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)0.4%2022▼ 2.1%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)0.3%2024▼ 8.9%WB

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