Interest payments in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Interest payments was 152.70 million current LCU in 2017. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 152.70 million current LCU for interest payments in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Saint Lucia peaked at 152.70 million current LCU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.81 million current LCU, in 2000.
Saint Lucia ranks 140th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.40 million current LCU | 27.81 million current LCU | 89.85 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.04 million current LCU | 92.82 million current LCU | 152.70 million current LCU | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 139 Estonia 225.80 million current LCU compare
- 141 Belize 104.67 million current LCU compare
- 142 Solomon Islands 72.85 million current LCU compare
- 143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.74 million current LCU compare
More public sector data for Saint Lucia
- Tax revenue 18.2% (2017)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 22.7% (2017)
- Taxes on goods and services 34.8% (2017)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.0% (2017)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -0.9% (2017)
- Interest payments 13.6% (2017)
- Grants and other revenue 12.2% (2017)
- Interest payments 16.1% (2017)
- Other taxes 1.1% (2017)
- Compensation of employees 40.4% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Saint Lucia?
- Interest payments in Saint Lucia was 152.70 million current LCU in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 152.70 million current LCU in 2017.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.81 million current LCU in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for interest payments?
- Saint Lucia ranks 140th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.4%. 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 Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. 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.