Human capital per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Human capital per capita was 41,984 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Human capital per capita in Saint Lucia, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 41,984 current US$ for human capital per capita in 2020.
The figure is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 59,764 current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31,377 current US$, in 1995.
Saint Lucia ranks 57th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Human capital per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31,377 current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 32,238 current US$ | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 32,950 current US$ | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 34,050 current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 35,714 current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 35,188 current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 33,530 current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 32,629 current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 35,024 current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 36,479 current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 38,053 current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 41,764 current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 43,252 current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 44,769 current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 44,644 current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 46,851 current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 49,394 current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 50,150 current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 51,232 current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 52,980 current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 54,083 current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 55,138 current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 58,436 current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 59,452 current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 59,764 current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 41,984 current US$ | -29.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 41,984 current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,656 current US$, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 41,984 current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36,262 current US$, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human capital per capita in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -29.8% | 59,764 current US$ | 41,984 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,266 current US$ | 31,377 current US$ | 35,714 current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 38,533 current US$ | 32,629 current US$ | 44,769 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,748 current US$ | 46,851 current US$ | 59,764 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,984 current US$ | 41,984 current US$ | 41,984 current US$ | 1 |
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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 human capital per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Human capital per capita in Saint Lucia was 41,984 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest human capital per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 59,764 current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest human capital per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,377 current US$ in 1995.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for human capital per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 57th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is human capital per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Human capital per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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