Central government debt, total (current LCU) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Central government debt, total (current LCU) was 1.84 billion current LCU in 2010. ▲ Rising
Central government debt, total in Saint Lucia, 2000–2010
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2010, central government debt, total in Saint Lucia stood at 1.84 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 136.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.84 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 777.50 million current LCU, in 2000.
That places Saint Lucia 73rd out of 83 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Central government debt, total (current LCU) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 777.50 million current LCU | — |
| 2001 | 965.70 million current LCU | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 1.22 billion current LCU | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 1.29 billion current LCU | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.43 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 1.60 billion current LCU | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 1.62 billion current LCU | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.63 billion current LCU | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.62 billion current LCU | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.64 billion current LCU | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.84 billion current LCU | +11.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.84 billion current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 309.59 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.84 billion current LCU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 104.97 billion current LCU, 2% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.38 billion current LCU | 777.50 million current LCU | 1.64 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 billion current LCU | 1.84 billion current LCU | 1.84 billion current LCU | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 70 Solomon Islands 3.49 billion current LCU
- 71 Cyprus 3.35 billion current LCU
- 72 Belize 2.61 billion current LCU compare
- 74 San Marino 1.77 billion current LCU compare
- 75 Andorra 1.49 billion current LCU
- 76 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.48 billion current LCU compare
More public sector data for Saint Lucia
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Tax revenue 18.2% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 4.54 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 22.7% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 79.09 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Saint Lucia?
- Central government debt, total in Saint Lucia was 1.84 billion current LCU in 2010, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 billion current LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 777.50 million current LCU in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for central government debt, total?
- Saint Lucia ranks 73rd out of 83 countries with data for 2010.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.