Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

We offer a data-driven country report for Saint Lucia that explores inter alia population, international trading relationships, energy consumption, GDP growth, current account balances, and R&D investment. Additionally, CFI quotes from the Big Mac Index (courtesy of The Economist) which gives a rough idea of purchasing power parity. Other authoritative sources include The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, The World Bank, and The International Money Fund. Visit us regularly for updates and new sources of key economic information on Saint Lucia.

Its population in 2018 was 179,667 [1]

In 2015, 2.13% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]

In 2021, its GDP grew by 6.60% [2]

In 2021 it had a negative Current
Account Balance of US$bn 0.19 [3]



What free trade areas or economic unions is it a member of?

Member of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) since 03/07/2006

Other members:

Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago


What trade deals are there between Caribbean Single Market and Economy and other countries and economic unions?

CARIFORUM - UK economic partnership agreement (from 01/01/2021)


What trade deals are there with other countries and economic unions?

None

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Trade with the United Kingdom

Source: UK Office for National Statistics, October 2022.

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