Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Personal remittances and foreign aid received was 63.26 million current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Saint Lucia, 1983–2021
Source: World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 63.26 million current US$ for personal remittances and foreign aid received in 2021. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received in Saint Lucia peaked at 63.26 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 688,889 current US$, in 1983.
Saint Lucia ranks 160th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.71 million current US$ | 688,889 current US$ | 20.44 million current US$ | 7 |
| 1990s | 19.00 million current US$ | 2.06 million current US$ | 25.17 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.57 million current US$ | 23.83 million current US$ | 31.27 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.01 million current US$ | 31.30 million current US$ | 43.22 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.82 million current US$ | 56.39 million current US$ | 63.26 million current US$ | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances and foreign aid received in Saint Lucia?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Saint Lucia was 63.26 million current US$ in 2021, according to World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.26 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 688,889 current US$ in 1983.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received?
- Saint Lucia ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Remittances are financial transfers from non-residents to residents of a country, such as a worker abroad sending money to family and friends. Foreign aid is measured as official development assistance. Both are measured in current US$.