St. Lucia's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) was US$105.82 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 7,774% from −US$1.38 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$105.82 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$11.95 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$1.38 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$105.82 million | 2024 |
| Lowest | −US$11.28 million | 2012 |
| Average since 2015 | US$24.32 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$1.7 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, St. Lucia's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) rose US$94.68 million on 2023 (from US$11.14 million to US$105.82 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$86,667 and a typical year strayed about US$16.14 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$94.68 million in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was US$57.62 million in 2022. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$8.32 million a year. A straight line explains 45% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 61st highest value of the 118 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$105.82 million | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$30.72 billion | 2024 |
Closest to St. Lucia in the 2024 ranking
- Liberia — 58th of 118: US$128.27 million
- Montenegro — 59th of 118: US$126.28 million
- Papua New Guinea — 60th of 118: US$121.02 million
- Guyana — 62nd of 118: US$94.11 million
- Lao PDR — 63rd of 118: US$90.02 million
- Solomon Islands — 64th of 118: US$86.11 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 44 values
| Year | Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 105,822,000 |
| 2023 | 11,143,000 |
| 2022 | 8,119,000 |
| 2021 | 65,738,000 |
| 2020 | 51,521,000 |
| 2019 | 11,947,000 |
| 2018 | -4,926,000 |
| 2017 | 1,160,000 |
| 2016 | -4,671,000 |
| 2015 | -2,612,000 |
Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Argentina — US$1.63 billion (2024)
- Belize — US$15.93 million (2024)
- Bolivia — −US$56.04 million (2024)
- Brazil — US$462.47 million (2024)
- Colombia — US$793.66 million (2024)
- Dominica — US$4.38 million (2024)
- Dominican Republic — US$422.27 million (2024)
- Ecuador — US$1.94 billion (2024)
- El Salvador — US$265.8 million (2024)
- Grenada
More economic policy & debt data for St. Lucia
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.3% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — 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$199.96 (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is St. Lucia's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$)?
- US$105.82 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1981?
- It is up 6,128% from US$1.7 million in 1981 (10.09% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$105.82 million in 2024 and the lowest −US$11.28 million in 2012.
- How does St. Lucia rank?
- 61st highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) unusual for St. Lucia?
- In 2024, St. Lucia's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) rose US$94.68 million on 2023 (from US$11.14 million to US$105.82 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$86,667 and a typical year strayed about US$16.14 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.MLAT.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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