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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Saint Lucia: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Saint Lucia is placed 34th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 24,503 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 57.57 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
34th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
- 24,503GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 57.57Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- —Economic Complexity Index, 2024No reading for this country
- —Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Saint Lucia on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
24,503
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Saint Lucia: 24,503. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Caribbean
- 48,273 Sint Maarten
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Saint Lucia’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
57.57
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Saint Lucia: 57.57. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Caribbean
- 57.57 Saint Lucia
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
No reading
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Growth Lab at Harvard University publishes no 2024 figure for Saint Lucia, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.056 Trinidad and Tobago
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Saint Lucia, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Caribbean
- 74.59 Trinidad and Tobago
02Over time
Which way Saint Lucia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
Saint LuciaWorld median
Saint Lucia rose from 18,638 in 2000 to 24,503 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Saint Lucia World median 2025 24,503 17,265 2024 24,700 18,108 2023 23,636 17,686 2022 22,811 16,933 2021 19,141 16,260 2020 17,248 15,631 2019 22,445 16,761 2018 22,761 16,349 2017 22,207 16,129 2016 21,566 15,512 2015 20,940 14,857 2014 21,011 14,475 2013 20,827 14,681 2012 21,309 14,631 2011 21,430 13,916 2010 20,649 14,101 2009 20,707 13,655 2008 21,443 14,030 2007 20,560 13,755 2006 20,354 12,983 2005 19,304 12,023 2004 19,526 11,608 2003 18,345 11,183 2002 17,740 11,144 2001 17,821 10,907 2000 18,638 10,589
03In context
Saint Lucia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Saint Lucia and Caribbean
Saint Lucia has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Lucia | 34th | 24,503 | 57.57 | — | — |
 Dominican Republic | 67th | 24,543 | 53.55 | 0.034 | 64.78 |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 72nd | 30,620 | 33.01 | — | — |
 Grenada | =77th | 18,241 | 39.29 | — | — |
 Trinidad and Tobago | =80th | 31,722 | 28.63 | 0.056 | 74.59 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 85th | 19,483 | 35.66 | — | — |
 Jamaica | 93rd | 11,358 | 47.74 | -0.351 | — |
 Barbados | 96th | 22,127 | 26.93 | — | — |
 Haiti | =151st | 2,678 | — | -0.558 | — |
 Anguilla | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Aruba | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Bahamas | not placed | — | 34.24 | — | — |
 British Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cayman Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cuba | not placed | — | — | -1.048 | — |
 Curaçao | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Dominica | not placed | 19,409 | 32.81 | — | — |
 Montserrat | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Puerto Rico | not placed | 44,603 | — | — | — |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | not placed | 31,428 | 49.32 | — | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Sint Maarten | not placed | 48,273 | — | — | — |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
- Saint Lucia34th
- Dominican Republic67th
- Antigua and Barbuda72nd
- Grenada=77th
- Trinidad and Tobago=80th
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines85th
- Jamaica93rd
- Barbados96th
- Haiti=151st
- Anguillanot placed
- Arubanot placed
- Bahamasnot placed
- British Virgin Islandsnot placed
- Cayman Islandsnot placed
- Cubanot placed
- Curaçaonot placed
- Dominicanot placed
- Montserratnot placed
- Puerto Riconot placed
- Saint Kitts and Nevisnot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Sint Maartennot placed
- Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Saint Lucia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Saint Lucia is ahead of the world, and behind
36 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median7
Statistics on which Saint Lucia does better than the middle country measured.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.934.74612.93▲ Improved since 2014
Saint Lucia: 4.746 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 96th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3959.5352.39No earlier reading
Saint Lucia: 59.53 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 40th of 169 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06117.62107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Saint Lucia: 117.62 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 61st of 194 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48694,45646,486▲ Improved since 2010
Saint Lucia: 94,456 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 48th of 150 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.221-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Saint Lucia: 0.221 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 79th of 209 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6748.7346.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Saint Lucia: 48.73 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 86th of 195 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80014,27312,800No real change since 2017
Saint Lucia: 14,273 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 79th of 173 · derived.
Behind the world median13
Statistics on which Saint Lucia does worse than the middle country measured.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89010,45212,890No real change since 2012
Saint Lucia: 10,452 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 166 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3770.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Saint Lucia: 0.377 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 111th of 170 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9451.3143.94▼ Worsened since 2014
Saint Lucia: 51.31 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 38th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1926.6640.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Saint Lucia: 26.66 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 142nd of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4512.4081.451▼ Worsened since 2014
Saint Lucia: 2.408 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 29th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.536.0427.5▼ Worsened since 2010
Saint Lucia: 36.04 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.44.59710.4No earlier reading
Saint Lucia: 4.597 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2121.956.21▼ Worsened since 2016
Saint Lucia: 21.9 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 137th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8163.641.81No earlier reading
Saint Lucia: 63.6 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 25th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0890.59106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Saint Lucia: 90.59 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 171st of 195 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2377.63106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Saint Lucia: 77.63 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 183rd of 195 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.396-0.5743.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Saint Lucia: -0.574 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 178th of 186 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.421.99125.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Saint Lucia: 1.991 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 165th of 170 · derived.
No better end16
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60252.449.602No real change since 2015
Saint Lucia: 52.44 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 243024Moved since 2016
Saint Lucia: 30 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9689.3641.968No real change since 2015
Saint Lucia: 9.364 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.6170.523Moved since 2013
Saint Lucia: 0.617 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1767.1767.17Moved since 2014
Saint Lucia: 67.17 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23103.23103.23No real change since 2015
Saint Lucia: 103.23 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8521.2821.85Moved since 2014
Saint Lucia: 21.28 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3062.5583.306Moved since 2015
Saint Lucia: 2.558 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.1830.306Moved since 2015
Saint Lucia: 0.183 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5721.6586.572Moved since 2015
Saint Lucia: 1.658 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 131st of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240742,240Moved since 2022
Saint Lucia: 74 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.0131.708No real change since 2011
Saint Lucia: 0.013 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 166th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1710.3536.171Moved since 2014
Saint Lucia: 0.353 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.731.821275.73Moved since 2016
Saint Lucia: 1.821 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.263.57611.26Moved since 2015
Saint Lucia: 3.576 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 126th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6510.6924.65Moved since 2015
Saint Lucia: 10.69 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 151st of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Saint Lucia
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2016), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Container Port Traffic (last 2023), Creative Goods Exports (last 2020), Economic Complexity Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index (last 2015), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2015), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2021), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Household Consumption, ICT Goods Exports (last 2020), ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2015), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2015), Logistics Performance Index, New Business Density, Palma Ratio (last 2015), Research and Development Spending (last 1999), Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Minimum Wage, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2020), Total Factor Productivity Level, Trade (% of GDP), Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Saint Lucia’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Saint Lucia’s 3rd best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Risk & Resilience23rd of 1933/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 23rd of 1842/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation34th of 1762/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 47th of 1982/4 keys
- Gender & Equality45th of 1832/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions66th of 1943/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality60th of 1593/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge97th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour91st of 1824/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 110th of 1963/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing121st of 2002/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 121st of 1864/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 126th of 1772/4 keys
- Digital & Technology170th of 1983/4 keys
- Energy152nd of 1652/3 keys
No standing on Peace & Security: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Saint Lucia can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Canada18th4/4 keysHighest in Caribbean
Saint Lucia34th2/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Saint Lucia and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Saint Lucia on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Saint Lucia rank on economy & innovation?
Saint Lucia is placed 34th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP) and Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Saint Lucia?
24,503 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Saint Lucia?
57.57 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How have Saint Lucia’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 18,638 in 2000 to 24,503 in 2025.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Saint Lucia?
No current reading is published for Saint Lucia on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Complexity Outlook Index, Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports, Economic Complexity Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Global Innovation Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Household Consumption, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Logistics Performance Index, New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Minimum Wage, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products, Total Factor Productivity Level, Trade (% of GDP), Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 36 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Saint Lucia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Saint Lucia (banner) — Mjr74, CC0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Saint Lucia: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/saint-lucia/economy