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St. Lucia

Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 3.0%
Current prices2025
3USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 2.3%
Current prices2025
14,603USD
Real GDP growth▼ 3.0 pp
Annual change2025
1.7%
Inflation▲ 2.7 pp
Average consumer prices2025
2.0%
Government debt▲ 0.4 pp
General government, gross2025
77.1% of GDP
Current account▼ 3.0 pp
Balance2025
-4.6% of GDP
Population▲ 0.7%
Total2025
0.18million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-23.80.020.61995: 1.7%1996: 2.9%1997: -0.7%1998: 6.3%1999: 2.7%2000: 0.0%2001: -3.4%2002: 0.4%2003: 4.3%2004: 7.3%2005: -0.4%2006: 6.5%2007: 1.9%2008: 4.9%2009: -1.9%2010: 0.5%2011: 4.9%2012: -0.4%2013: -2.2%2014: 1.3%2015: -0.2%2016: 3.8%2017: 3.4%2018: 2.9%2019: -0.7%2020: -23.8%2021: 11.3%2022: 20.6%2023: 3.3%2024: 4.7%2025: 1.7%2026: 2.0% (IMF projection)2027: 1.7% (IMF projection)2028: 1.6% (IMF projection)2029: 1.6% (IMF projection)2030: 1.5% (IMF projection)2031: 1.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.10.09.71995: 5.9%1996: 0.9%1997: -0.0%1998: 3.2%1999: 2.4%2000: 4.8%2001: 5.3%2002: -0.3%2003: 1.0%2004: 1.5%2005: 3.9%2006: 3.6%2007: 2.8%2008: 5.5%2009: -0.2%2010: 3.3%2011: 2.8%2012: 4.2%2013: 1.5%2014: 3.5%2015: -1.0%2016: -3.1%2017: 0.1%2018: 1.9%2019: 0.5%2020: -1.8%2021: 2.4%2022: 9.7%2023: 3.8%2024: -0.7%2025: 2.0%2026: 2.5% (IMF projection)2027: 2.4% (IMF projection)2028: 2.2% (IMF projection)2029: 2.1% (IMF projection)2030: 2.1% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %11.320.63.34.71.72.01.71.61.61.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.49.73.8-0.72.02.52.42.22.12.1
GDP, current prices USD bn2223333333
GDP per capita, current prices USD10,47113,05313,36714,27014,60315,13515,72416,32816,94017,527
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD19,12224,65926,33328,07529,16630,39831,39732,23433,11334,009
General government gross debt % of GDP81.973.975.276.777.177.577.777.777.777.6
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-5.4-2.5-3.2-1.8-2.9-2.9-2.9-2.7-2.5-2.3
Current account balance % of GDP-10.4-3.3-2.2-1.6-4.6-4.6-3.7-3.0-2.3-1.6
Population million0.180.180.180.180.180.180.180.190.190.19

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.094.42000: 33%2001: 38%2002: 48%2003: 45%2004: 49%2005: 50%2006: 48%2007: 48%2008: 47%2009: 50%2010: 52%2011: 55%2012: 60%2013: 61%2014: 62%2015: 61%2016: 60%2017: 60%2018: 60%2019: 62%2020: 94%2021: 82%2022: 74%2023: 75%2024: 77%2025: 77%2026: 77% (IMF projection)2027: 78% (IMF projection)2028: 78% (IMF projection)2029: 78% (IMF projection)2030: 78% (IMF projection)2031: 77% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-29.40.03.32000: -17.8%2001: -18.8%2002: -17.6%2003: -20.9%2004: -14.9%2005: -15.5%2006: -29.4%2007: -18.5%2008: -24.4%2009: -8.5%2010: -12.7%2011: -14.3%2012: -10.0%2013: -6.5%2014: -2.4%2015: -0.5%2016: -6.3%2017: -1.9%2018: 1.5%2019: 3.3%2020: -18.8%2021: -10.4%2022: -3.3%2023: -2.2%2024: -1.6%2025: -4.6%2026: -4.6% (IMF projection)2027: -3.7% (IMF projection)2028: -3.0% (IMF projection)2029: -2.3% (IMF projection)2030: -1.6% (IMF projection)2031: -1.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
20152.210.92.974.0
20251.710.73.673.8

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method13,410USD2025+48.7%
GNI, Atlas method2USD bn2025+53.1%
Life expectancy at birth72.8years2024+0.2%
Urban population29.1% of total2025+9.1 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)