St. Lucia's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) was US$21.4 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 529.41% from US$3.4 million in 2015 (20.2% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$21.4 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$14.8 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$3.4 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$34.8 million | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$6.3 million | 2013 |
| Average since 2016 | US$15.57 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$10 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, St. Lucia's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) rose US$6.1 million on 2024 (from US$15.3 million to US$21.4 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$62,099 and a typical year strayed about US$7.4 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 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 US$20 million in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$18.6 million in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$3.32 million a year. A straight line explains 54% 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 2025, St. Lucia had the 95th highest value of the 130 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.
Closest to St. Lucia in the 2025 ranking
- Palau — 92nd of 130: US$66.3 million
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 93rd of 130: US$59.89 million
- São Tomé and Principe — 94th of 130: US$27.87 million
- Dominica — 96th of 130: US$15.71 million
- Gabon — 97th of 130: US$15.37 million
- Naoero — 98th of 130: US$4.01 million
What this measures
Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 46 values
| Year | Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,400,000 |
| 2024 | 15,300,000 |
| 2023 | 33,900,000 |
| 2022 | 28,100,000 |
| 2021 | 34,800,000 |
| 2020 | 14,800,000 |
| 2019 | 3,400,000 |
| 2018 | 4,900,000 |
| 2017 | 700,000 |
| 2016 | -1,600,000 |
Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — −US$105.78 million (2025)
- Argentina — US$2.19 billion (2025)
- Aruba — −US$79.9 million (2024)
- Bahamas, The — −US$29.9 million (2024)
- Barbados — US$90.5 million (2025)
- Belize — US$149.91 million (2025)
- Bolivia — US$1.19 billion (2025)
- Brazil — US$5.22 billion (2025)
- Cayman Islands
More economic policy & debt data for St. Lucia
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.3% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — 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$199.96 (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is St. Lucia's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$)?
- US$21.4 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1980?
- It is up 114% from US$10 million in 1980 (1.71% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$34.8 million in 2021 and the lowest −US$6.3 million in 2013.
- How does St. Lucia rank?
- 95th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) unusual for St. Lucia?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TRF.NCTR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, 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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