Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) was 4.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2017, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saint Lucia stood at 4.0%.
That represents a change of up 41.0% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saint Lucia peaked at 7.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2016.
That places Saint Lucia 55th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +84.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -36.7% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +41.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 4.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 4.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 52 Bangladesh 4.1% compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 4.1% compare
- 54 Albania 4.1% compare
- 56 Equatorial Guinea 3.9% compare
- 57 Uganda 3.7%
- 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.6% 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 net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saint Lucia?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Saint Lucia was 4.0% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2016.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Saint Lucia ranks 55th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.