Interest payments in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Interest payments was 16.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Saint Lucia is 16.1%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Saint Lucia peaked at 16.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2000.
That places Saint Lucia 23rd out of 152 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Interest payments in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +34.7% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 7.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 12.8% | 16.8% | 8 |
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More public sector data for Saint Lucia
- 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)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1.79 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 34.8% (2017)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.0% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -0.9% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Saint Lucia?
- Interest payments in Saint Lucia was 16.1% 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 16.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for interest payments?
- Saint Lucia ranks 23rd out of 152 countries with data for 2017.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 (% of expense). 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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.