St. Lucia's debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) was US$78.64 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 113.26% from US$36.88 million in 2014 (7.87% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$78.64 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$51.54 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$36.88 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$78.64 million | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$1.17 million | 1981 |
| Average since 2015 | US$55.68 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$1.17 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, St. Lucia's debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) rose 14.8% on 2023 (from US$68.5 million to US$78.64 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +9.1% and a typical year strayed about 26.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 90.2% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 30.9% in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 11% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, St. Lucia had the 103rd highest value of the 120 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| St. Lucia | US$78.64 million | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$967.38 billion | 2024 |
Closest to St. Lucia in the 2024 ranking
- Liberia — 99th of 120: US$138.27 million
- Belize — 100th of 120: US$127.49 million
- Lesotho — 101st of 120: US$110.04 million
- Gambia, The — 103rd of 120: US$77.14 million
- Afghanistan — 104th of 120: US$67.6 million
- Dominica — 105th of 120: US$65.94 million
What this measures
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 44 values
| Year | Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 78,644,489 |
| 2023 | 68,496,394 |
| 2022 | 51,605,167 |
| 2021 | 45,284,465 |
| 2020 | 44,765,541 |
| 2019 | 51,541,219 |
| 2018 | 50,099,727 |
| 2017 | 47,748,666 |
| 2016 | 48,439,894 |
| 2015 | 70,127,034 |
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) in nearby economies
- Argentina — US$39.48 billion (2024)
- Belize — US$127.49 million (2024)
- Bolivia — US$1.84 billion (2024)
- Brazil — US$114.11 billion (2024)
- Colombia — US$33.84 billion (2024)
- Dominica — US$65.94 million (2024)
- Dominican Republic — US$6.61 billion (2024)
- Ecuador — US$8.49 billion (2024)
- El Salvador — US$11.58 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for St. Lucia
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.3% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — US$227,130 (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$35.85 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$35.85 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$35.85 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$35.85 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$199.96 (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is St. Lucia's debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$)?
- US$78.64 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1981?
- It is up 6,595% from US$1.17 million in 1981 (10.27% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$78.64 million in 2024 and the lowest US$1.17 million in 1981.
- How does St. Lucia rank?
- 103rd highest of 120 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) unusual for St. Lucia?
- In 2024, St. Lucia's debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) rose 14.8% on 2023 (from US$68.5 million to US$78.64 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +9.1% and a typical year strayed about 26.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.DECT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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