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Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP was 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
75th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.0544 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1987
All-time low
0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1992
Years of data
39
1983–2021

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia, 1983–2021

00.020.040.061983200220211983: 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.053 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.054 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia is 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0544 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1992.

Saint Lucia ranks 75th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1983 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1984 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP +633.2%
1985 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP +67.4%
1986 0.0528 current US$ per US$ of GDP +23.1%
1987 0.0544 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.0%
1988 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP -32.2%
1989 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.4%
1990 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.0%
1991 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.0%
1992 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP -89.4%
1993 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP +637.5%
1994 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP +35.5%
1995 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.9%
1996 0.0319 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.8%
1997 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.6%
1998 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.9%
1999 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.3%
2000 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.7%
2001 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.8%
2002 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.9%
2003 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.8%
2004 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.0%
2005 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.0%
2006 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.4%
2007 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2008 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.2%
2009 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2010 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2011 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.9%
2012 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2013 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2014 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.5%
2015 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.2%
2016 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.3%
2017 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.0%
2018 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2019 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2020 0.0371 current US$ per US$ of GDP +79.2%
2021 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP 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
1993 +637.5% 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1984 +633.2% 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1992 -89.4% 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2020 +79.2% 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0371 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1985 +67.4% 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0544 current US$ per US$ of GDP 7
1990s 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0319 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0371 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 72 Kenya 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 73 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 74 Myanmar 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 76 Solomon Islands 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 77 Sudan 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 78 Nigeria 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia?
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia was 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0544 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
How does Saint Lucia rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
Saint Lucia ranks 75th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
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Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.