St. Lucia

Government debt in St. Lucia

Government debt in St. Lucia: 16.7% of GDP in 1990 and 76.8% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
76.8% of GDP
Since 1990
+60.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
33 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
77.7% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in St. LuciaGovernment debt in St. Lucia: 16.7% of GDP in 1990 and 76.8% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 77.7% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 77.7% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 93.9% of GDP in 2020, the lowest 16.7% of GDP in 1990.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearSt. Lucia
202576.8
202475.9
202374
202273.9
202182
202093.9
201962.3
201860.3
201759.9
201660.2
201560.6
201461.8
201361.2
201260.2
201155
201052.4
200950.3
200846.8
200747.5
200647.2
200550.4
200448.8
200344.7
200247.7
200138
200032.8
199928.8
199829.1
199726.6
199623.9
199522.7
199423.4
199322.7
199222.1
199119.3
199016.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSt. Lucia
202678.1
202778.2
202878.4
202978.3
203078.1
203177.7

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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