Source: world bank Nominal/PPP
Summary:
St. Lucia GDP expanded from 1980 to 2024, increasing from $0.17 billion to $2.55 billion.The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) averaged 6.35% over the period. The economy recorded its peak level in 2024 and its lowest level in 1980. Growth volatility remained high. The maximum drawdown reached 28.57%, indicating the largest cyclical decline from peak levels. The country experienced 4 recession episode(s) during the observed period.
St. Lucia Economic Phases (1980–2024)
Between 1980 to 2024, St. Lucia experienced the following economic phases:
- High Growth (1983–1992) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (1993–1994) indicating steady moderate growth
- Expansion (1996–1997) indicating steady moderate growth
- High Growth (1998–1999) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2003–2008) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2010–2011) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (2012–2013) indicating steady moderate growth
- Expansion (2015–2016) indicating steady moderate growth
- Expansion (2018–2019) indicating steady moderate growth
- High Growth (2021–2022) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (2023–2024) indicating steady moderate growth
The most remarkable growth occurred in 1984 with an increase of 27.632%, while the largest decline was in 2020 at -28.447%.