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$, in 1983.
Saint Lucia ranks 160th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 688,889 current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 6.45 million current US$ | +835.8% |
| 1985 | 12.20 million current US$ | +89.3% |
| 1986 | 17.96 million current US$ | +47.2% |
| 1987 | 20.44 million current US$ | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 15.85 million current US$ | -22.5% |
| 1989 | 15.37 million current US$ | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 16.11 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 17.74 million current US$ | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 2.06 million current US$ | -88.4% |
| 1993 | 15.43 million current US$ | +649.3% |
| 1994 | 21.78 million current US$ | +41.2% |
| 1995 | 21.21 million current US$ | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 25.17 million current US$ | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 23.00 million current US$ | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 23.57 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 23.95 million current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 23.83 million current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 24.13 million current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 24.56 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 25.11 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 26.32 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 29.12 million current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 30.11 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 30.97 million current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 31.27 million current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 30.31 million current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 31.30 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 31.82 million current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 32.18 million current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 32.62 million current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 35.23 million current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 40.50 million current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 38.39 million current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 41.86 million current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 42.92 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 43.22 million current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 56.39 million current US$ | +30.5% |
| 2021 | 63.26 million current US$ | +12.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 63.26 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 979.33 million current US$, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 63.26 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 416.24 million current US$, 15% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +835.8% | 688,889 current US$ | 6.45 million current US$ |
| 1993 | +649.3% | 2.06 million current US$ | 15.43 million current US$ |
| 1992 | -88.4% | 17.74 million current US$ | 2.06 million current US$ |
| 1985 | +89.3% | 6.45 million current US$ | 12.20 million current US$ |
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 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 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$.