Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 2.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Saint Lucia, 1983–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Saint Lucia stood at 2.4%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Saint Lucia peaked at 5.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1992.
Saint Lucia ranks 95th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.3% | — |
| 1984 | 2.6% | +633.2% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | +67.4% |
| 1986 | 5.3% | +23.1% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -32.2% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -89.4% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +637.5% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +35.5% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +79.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 0.3% | 5.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 6 |
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8104 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9618 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.4099 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9618 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4,097 people (2100)
- Population density 177.41 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1629 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Saint Lucia?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Saint Lucia was 2.4% in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Saint Lucia ranks 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.