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General profile: Saint Lucia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
0.180 Millions
2.700 XCD/US$
2 528 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 610 km²
..
4.00 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+14.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
64
215
180
92
Merchandise imports
486
662
570
964
Merchandise trade balance
-422
-448
-390
-872
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %33 %33 %27 %27 %6 %6 %33 %33 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
19158871915887
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
470
653
867
1 463
Services imports
229
306
341
598
Services trade balance
241
347
526
866
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
4.8
3.3
1.7
0.9
Travel
88.3
92.4
93.4
94.7
Other services
7.0
4.4
4.6
4.3
TRADE INDICES
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4033292936432965751006267696110599664951969383941089594101102100917373106120130107113114
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+4.0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
1 120
1 462
1 808
2 528
GDP per capita, current US$
6 767
8 556
10 335
14 063
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
-0.41
0.45
0.10
4.00
Current account balance, % of GDP
-15.73
-12.84
-0.48
-2.54
Exchange rate (/US$)
2.700
2.700
2.700
2.700
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
62.210.821.258.252.462.210.821.258.252.4
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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-0.9 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
78.23
121.30
(k) 210.47
(k) 217.47
FDI outflows
..
..
(k) 46.91
(k) -22.90
Personal remittances, % of GDP
2.60
2.14
2.24
2.57
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
65.063.362.063.356.443.242.941.938.440.535.232.632.231.831.330.331.331.030.129.126.325.124.624.123.82171491021059794589717521010616074961211461612722347877106525954FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-7.91
-7.48
7.65
6.10
Balance, % of imports
-13.68
-12.31
16.41
10.67
Normalized balance
-0.073
-0.066
0.076
0.051
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
12011210686781061021009910110210210310811410110911996108
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 19%Urban 19%Rural 81%Rural 81%
OTHER INDICATORS
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..
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
..
..
..
..
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
52 479
46 585
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
4.78
8.04
10.11
-
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
5.52
4.36
4.96
-
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
k
Asset/liability basis.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025