Saint Lucia

Economy

• GDP

  : 2.7 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 14746 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : -0.6 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 5.2 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 28674 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.51 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 2.0 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 9.5 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 20.3 % (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -6.3 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 447.2 M$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 7.3 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 0.1 % (2015)

• Agriculture

  : 1.7 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 10.7 % (2025)

• Services

  : 73.8 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 2.4 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.7 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 180 149 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.2 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -23.0 (2025)

• Population density

  : 293.9 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 72.8 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.39 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 11.2 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 8.71 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 29.1 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 70.9 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 101 771 (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.4 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 37.3 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 50.7 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 5.00 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 3.8 % (2024)

• Health expenditure

  : 4.7 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 43.7 (2015)

• Internet users

  : 68.2 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 98.7 (2022)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 98.1 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 17 $ (2015)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 38.6 % (2015)

• Primary school completion

  : 99.6 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 8.6 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 417.8 (2020)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 81.9 % (2025)

Defense

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 1.71 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 9.7 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 2.5 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 763.0 (2007)

• Forest area

  : 34.0 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 7.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 47.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 2.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 2.5 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 3.24 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 582 981 (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 10.4 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 30.9 (2025)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 20.8 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 99.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 83.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 17.2 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 44.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 15.5 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 40.8 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 46.1 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 11.4 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 13.9 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 75.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.4 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 4.23 (2020)

• Hospital beds

  : 1.09 (2022)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 27.2 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 17.6 % (2017)

• Fiscal balance

  : -0.9 % (2017)

• General government debt

  : 74.2 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : 1.5 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 0.45 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.27 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 39.0 (2023)

• Political stability

  : 1.04 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.50 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : 0.18 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.61 (2024)

Business

• New business density

  : 1.06 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 72.9 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 194.0 M$ (2025)