Saint Lucia, is a country located at Caribbean, it has an area of 620 Km2 so it is one of the smallest countries in the world.

Saint Lucia, with a population of 179,285 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and has a population density of 289 people per km2.

It's capital is Castries and its currency is East Caribbean dollars

Saint Lucia is holding the 172 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2023 was 1,698 millions of euros (1,836 millions of dollars), ( 74.85% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €9,470 euros per inhabitant$10,242 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Saint Lucia, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.725 points in 2022, leaving it in 108th place in the table of 193 countries published.

If the reason to visit Saint Lucia are business, you must know it's in the 93th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Saint Lucia, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Saint Lucia Economy
Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2023€2,247M
Annual GDP [+]2023$2,430M
GDP per capita [+]2023€12,536
GDP per capita [+]2023$13,555
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,698
Debt ($M) [+]20231,836
Debt (%GDP) [+]202374.85%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€9,470
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$10,242
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-60
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-64
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.62%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023547.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023591.9
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202293.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202286.7
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202216.34%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202246.5
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202249.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20229.00%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202324.12%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€3,052
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$3,301
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€522
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$550
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€260
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$274
Corruption Index [+]202355
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q210.7%
Unemployed [+]2024Q211K
Business
Doing Business [+]202093º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202218.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201912.50%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022356,000
Exports [+]2023€73.7M
Exports [+]2023$79.6M
Exports % GDP [+]20233.28%
Imports [+]2023€828.2M
Imports [+]2023$895.5M
Imports % GDP [+]202336.85%
Trade balance [+]2023€-754.5M
Trade balance [+]2023$-858.8M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-33.57%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023289
Remittance received ($M) [+]201732.1
% Immigrant [+]20204.68%
% Emigrant [+]202040.02%
Birth Rate [+]202311.26‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20178.8
Crude death rate [+]20238.61‰
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38
% risk of poverty [+]201625.0%
Population [+]2023179,285
Immigrant stock [+]20208,338
Emigrant stock [+]202071,227
HDI [+]20220.725
Life expectancy [+]202372.70
Suicides [+]201513
Suicide rate [+]20157.21
Number of homicides [+]202266
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202236.92
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.62
Consumption GWh [+]2023365
Generation GWh [+]2023396
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024410
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/202430,282
Fully vaccinated [+]02/03/202354,971
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,286.86
Doses administered [+]02/03/2023122,977