Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) was 2.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 2.78 for total reserves in months of imports in 2024.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Saint Lucia peaked at 5.21 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.69, in 2000.
Saint Lucia ranks 128th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.69 | — |
| 2001 | 2.09 | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 2.27 | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 2.07 | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 2.46 | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 1.86 | -24.1% |
| 2006 | 1.92 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.89 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.69 | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 2.58 | +52.7% |
| 2010 | 2.53 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.53 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.88 | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 2.39 | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 3.13 | +31.1% |
| 2015 | 3.75 | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 3.45 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 3.47 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 2.62 | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 3.43 | +31.1% |
| 2021 | 5.21 | +51.7% |
| 2022 | 3.24 | -37.8% |
| 2023 | 3.3 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 2.78 | -16.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 2.78 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.04, 55% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 2.78 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.43, 63% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.05 | 1.69 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 | 2.39 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 | 2.78 | 5.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More infrastructure data for Saint Lucia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176,399 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 98.67 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30,640 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.14 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1714 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.9 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 30,640 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9867 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Saint Lucia?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Saint Lucia was 2.78 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Saint Lucia ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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