Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Foreign aid received by income group, per capita was 425.1 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Saint Lucia, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Saint Lucia is 425.1 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 109.0% on the previous year and up 267.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 609.22 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, -152.28 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 2004.
Saint Lucia ranks 18th of 168 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 by income group, per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 371.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8509.5% |
| 1975 | 385.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 306.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 1977 | 148.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -51.5% |
| 1978 | 111.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.5% |
| 1979 | 58.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | -47.7% |
| 1980 | 193.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | +233.6% |
| 1981 | 265.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +36.8% |
| 1982 | 187.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | -29.2% |
| 1983 | 156.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 126.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.1% |
| 1985 | 152.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 1986 | 208.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | +36.7% |
| 1987 | 172.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 1988 | 245.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | +42.8% |
| 1989 | 238.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 149.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -37.3% |
| 1991 | 262.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | +75.9% |
| 1992 | 284.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 261.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 339.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 460.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | +35.8% |
| 1996 | 347.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.6% |
| 1997 | 242.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.1% |
| 1998 | 47.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -80.5% |
| 1999 | 208.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | +340.4% |
| 2000 | 73.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -64.8% |
| 2001 | 184.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | +151.5% |
| 2002 | 293.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +59.2% |
| 2003 | 122.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -58.1% |
| 2004 | -152.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -224.0% |
| 2005 | 77.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | -150.8% |
| 2006 | 132.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | +71.6% |
| 2007 | 126.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 100.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 237.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +136.4% |
| 2010 | 200.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 207.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 166.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 152.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 115.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 88.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 92.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 94.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 50.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | -46.0% |
| 2019 | 200.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +293.5% |
| 2020 | 609.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | +204.6% |
| 2021 | 575.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 195.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | -66.0% |
| 2023 | 203.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 425.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | +109.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 425.1 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.11 constant 2024 US$ per person, 11.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 425.1 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.48 constant 2024 US$ per person, 14.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received by income group, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +8509.5% | 4.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | 371.21 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1999 | +340.4% | 47.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | 208.14 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2019 | +293.5% | 50.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | 200.02 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 198.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | 385.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 194.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | 126.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | 265.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 260.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | 47.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | 460.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | -152.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | 293.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 50.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | 207.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 401.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | 195.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | 609.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 15 Samoa 534.58 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 507.62 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 17 Vanuatu 497.23 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 19 Fiji 406.03 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 20 Moldova 390.97 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 21 Solomon Islands 345.21 constant 2024 US$ per person 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 by income group, per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Saint Lucia was 425.1 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received by income group, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 609.22 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received by income group, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -152.28 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2004.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for foreign aid received by income group, per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 18th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received by income group, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.6%. 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 by income group, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received by income group divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received by income group ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received by income group OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Foreign aid received by income group divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.