Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual was 7.43 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Saint Lucia, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 7.43 % change on previous year for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2,646.2% on the previous year and up 120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Saint Lucia peaked at 314.84 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -73.51 % change on previous year, in 1997.
Saint Lucia ranks 45th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 47 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | -28.43 % change on previous year | -160.5% |
| 1977 | -52.77 % change on previous year | +85.6% |
| 1978 | -38.86 % change on previous year | -26.4% |
| 1979 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 1980 | 165.15 % change on previous year | +10116.0% |
| 1981 | 20.3 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 1982 | -37.9 % change on previous year | -286.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2429 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 1984 | -14.38 % change on previous year | -6018.8% |
| 1985 | -31.37 % change on previous year | +118.2% |
| 1986 | 80.65 % change on previous year | -357.1% |
| 1987 | 9.99 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 1988 | 19.77 % change on previous year | +97.8% |
| 1989 | -26.28 % change on previous year | -232.9% |
| 1990 | -27.94 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 84.05 % change on previous year | -400.8% |
| 1992 | -30.51 % change on previous year | -136.3% |
| 1993 | 89.75 % change on previous year | -394.1% |
| 1994 | 47.77 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 1995 | 65.97 % change on previous year | +38.1% |
| 1996 | -32.75 % change on previous year | -149.6% |
| 1997 | -73.51 % change on previous year | +124.4% |
| 1998 | 110.22 % change on previous year | -249.9% |
| 1999 | 19.27 % change on previous year | -82.5% |
| 2000 | -40.07 % change on previous year | -307.9% |
| 2001 | 112.6 % change on previous year | -381.0% |
| 2002 | -33.31 % change on previous year | -129.6% |
| 2003 | -22.72 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 2004 | -70.11 % change on previous year | +208.6% |
| 2005 | 51.64 % change on previous year | -173.7% |
| 2006 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -90.2% |
| 2007 | 44.16 % change on previous year | +773.5% |
| 2008 | 54.37 % change on previous year | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 20.05 % change on previous year | -63.1% |
| 2010 | 24.02 % change on previous year | +19.8% |
| 2011 | -12.26 % change on previous year | -151.0% |
| 2012 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -126.3% |
| 2013 | -35.27 % change on previous year | -1191.9% |
| 2014 | -36.17 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 19.01 % change on previous year | -152.6% |
| 2016 | 88.67 % change on previous year | +366.5% |
| 2017 | -36.98 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 2018 | -49.21 % change on previous year | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 314.84 % change on previous year | -739.8% |
| 2020 | 59.98 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 2021 | -0.2665 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 2022 | -70.39 % change on previous year | +26318.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2705 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 2024 | 7.43 % change on previous year | +2646.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 7.43 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.67 % change on previous year. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 7.43 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.13 % change on previous year. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -26318.3% | -0.2665 % change on previous year | -70.39 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | +10116.0% | 1.62 % change on previous year | 165.15 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | -6018.8% | 0.2429 % change on previous year | -14.38 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +2646.2% | 0.2705 % change on previous year | 7.43 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | -1191.9% | 3.23 % change on previous year | -35.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -14.29 % change on previous year | -52.77 % change on previous year | 47 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1980s | 18.62 % change on previous year | -37.9 % change on previous year | 165.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.23 % change on previous year | -73.51 % change on previous year | 110.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.17 % change on previous year | -70.11 % change on previous year | 112.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.99 % change on previous year | -49.21 % change on previous year | 314.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5959 % change on previous year | -70.39 % change on previous year | 59.98 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 42 Zimbabwe 9.05 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Slovenia 8.72 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Angola 8.07 % change on previous year compare
- 46 South Africa 7.24 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Ethiopia 6.48 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Bhutan 6.37 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Saint Lucia?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in Saint Lucia was 7.43 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 314.84 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -73.51 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth?
- Saint Lucia ranks 45th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.