Population: 182 thousand in 20131
GDP: $1.33 billion in 20132
GDP per capita: $7,328 nominal3 ($10,560 PPP4) in 2013
GDP growth rate: -0.4% in 20135
GDP by Industry 2012
| Employment sector | Value added ($ millions) | Percent of total |
| Other activities | 474 | 40.6% |
| Wholesale trade, retail trade, restaurants and hotels | 273 | 23.4% |
| Transport, storage and communications | 215 | 18.4% |
| Construction | 85 | 7.3% |
| Mining and utilities | 46 | 3.9% |
| Manufacturing | 41 | 3.5% |
| Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing | 34 | 2.9% |
| Total value added | 1,167 | 100% |
Unemployment rate: 20% in 20037
Employment by Industry 8
| Employment sector | Percent of total |
| Services | 53% |
| Industry | 25% |
| Agriculture | 22% |
| Total | 100% |
Top 10 Corporations by Revenue 20139
N/A (0 corporations on the Fortune Global 500 list)
Household Wealth: $2 billion (150% of GDP) in 201410
Household Wealth per Adult: $13,625 in 201410
Gini Coefficient: N/A
Central Government
Central Government Revenue: $185 million (14% of GDP) in 201311
Central Government Expenditure: $222 million (17% of GDP) in 201311
Central Government Budget Balance: -$37 million (-3% of GDP) in 201311
Central Government Public Debt: $997 million (75% of GDP) in Dec 2013* 12
Central Government 10 Year Bond Interest Rate: N/A
* Public debt calculated using the exchange rate 2.70 XCD = 1 USD
Government Funds
N/A
Tax Structure
Individual Income Tax Rates and Thresholds: N/A
Corporate Tax Rate: 30% in 201413
Money Supply (M1, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States): $1.13 billion in Oct 2014* 14
Benchmark Interest Rate (Organization of Eastern Caribbean States): N/A
Total Reserves: $192 million (14% of GDP) in 201315
Exchange Rate: 2.70 East Caribbean Dollars = 1 U.S. Dollar on Feb 23, 201516
Inflation: 1.5% in 201317
* Money supply calculated using the exchange rate 2.70 XCD = 1 USD
Top 10 Financial Institutions by Assets 201318
N/A (data not available at Relbanks.com)
Exports: $207 million (16% of GDP) in 201319
Imports: $593 million (45% of GDP) in 201319
Trade Balance: -$386 million (-29% of GDP) in 201319
Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: $83 million (6% of GDP) in 201320
Foreign Direct Investment Outflow: N/A
Foreign Aid Inflow: $27 million (2% of GDP) in 201221
Foreign Aid Outflow: N/A
1. Source: World Bank Indicators (Population) Go back
2. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP) Go back
3. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP per capita) Go back
4. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP per capita PPP) Go back
5. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP growth rate) Go back
6. Source: United Nations Statistics Division (GDP by industry) Go back
7. Source: CIA World Factbook (Unemployment rate) Go back
8. Source: CIA World Factbook (Employment by economic activity) Go back
9. Source: Annual reports (Corporate data) Go back
10. Source: Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook (Household wealth) Go back
11. Source: CIA World Factbook (Government budget) Go back
12. Source: St. Lucia Ministry of Finance, Downloads, Reports, Economic and Social Review (Public debt) Go back
13. Source: Tax Foundation (Corporate tax rate) Go back
14. Source: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Statistics, Central Bank Survey (Money supply) Go back
15. Source: World Bank Indicators (Total reserves) Go back
16. Source: xe.com (Exchange rate) Go back
17. Source: World Bank Indicators (Inflation rate) Go back
18. Source: Relbanks.com (Financial institutions by assets) Go back
19. Source: CIA World Factbook (Trade data) Go back
20. Source: World Bank Indicators (FDI data) Go back
21. Source: World Bank Indicators (Aid data) Go back