15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term was 2.13 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
2.13 million
Change on year
up 276.5%
World rank
121st
of 215 countries
All-time high
31.45 million
in 2007
All-time low
0
in 2001
Years of data
25
2001–2025

15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term in Saint Lucia, 2001–2025

010.0M20.0M30.0M2001201320252001: 02002: 02003: 10.0M2004: 10.0M2005: 02006: 16.5M2007: 31.5M2008: 02009: 1.0M2010: 886.1k2011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 02016: 300.0k2017: 300.0k2018: 121.22019: 1.6M2020: 2.2M2021: 4.9M2022: 2.6M2023: 1.3M2024: 565.8k2025: 2.1M

Source: IMF.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 2.13 million for 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term in 2025.

The figure is up 276.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over five years.

Over the whole period, 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term in Saint Lucia peaked at 31.45 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.

That places Saint Lucia 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term in Saint Lucia, 2001 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2001 0 —
2002 0 —
2003 10.00 million —
2004 10.00 million +0.0%
2005 0 -100.0%
2006 16.52 million —
2007 31.45 million +90.4%
2008 0 -100.0%
2009 1.00 million —
2010 886,080 -11.4%
2011 0 -100.0%
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 300,000 —
2017 300,000 +0.0%
2018 121.24 -100.0%
2019 1.60 million +1322434.1%
2020 2.23 million +38.8%
2021 4.86 million +118.3%
2022 2.60 million -46.5%
2023 1.33 million -48.9%
2024 565,836 -57.4%
2025 2.13 million +276.5%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 2.13 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.66 million, 46% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 2.13 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.23 million, 23% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2019 +1322434.1% 121.24 1.60 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.66 million 0 31.45 million 9
2010s 308,968 0 1.60 million 10
2020s 2.29 million 565,836 4.86 million 6

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 118 Uzbekistan 3.24 million compare
  2. 119 Rwanda 2.25 million compare
  3. 120 Armenia 2.22 million compare
  4. 122 Mozambique 1.97 million compare
  5. 123 Serbia 1.63 million compare
  6. 124 Malawi 1.57 million compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More reference data data for Saint Lucia

All data for Saint Lucia →

Frequently asked questions

What is 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term in Saint Lucia?
15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term in Saint Lucia was 2.13 million in 2025, according to IMF.
What is the highest 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 31.45 million in 2007.
What is the lowest 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
How does Saint Lucia rank for 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term?
Saint Lucia ranks 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from IMF, published as part of 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term in Saint Lucia. Statizoid, drawing on IMF. Retrieved 29 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/15-debt-securities-held-by-nonresidents-total-short-term/st-lucia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/15-debt-securities-held-by-nonresidents-total-short-term/st-lucia/">15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term in Saint Lucia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term
Source
IMF
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,327 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed

Short-term debt securities cover such instruments as treasury bills, commercial paper, and bankers' acceptances that usually give the holder the unconditional right to a stated fixed sum of money on a specified date. These instruments are usually traded on organized markets at a discount and have an original term to maturity of one year or less.