Saint Lucia: Short-term debt to reserves
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| Saint Lucia |
Short-term external debt, percent of international reserves |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 25.06 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1981 - 2022 |
| Average | 50.28 |
| Min - Max | 0.00 - 360.63 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2022 is 25.06 percent, an increase from 21.25 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 43.27 percent, based on data from 85 countries. Historically, the average for Saint Lucia from 1981 to 2022 is 50.28 percent. The minimum value, 0 percent, was reached in 1981 while the maximum of 360.63 percent was recorded in 2008.
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Definition: Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total reserves includes gold.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 99.27 | 2021 | percent |
| Financial openness | -0.042 | 2021 | index points |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 1.41 | 2022 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 0.03 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | 0.57 | 2023 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | -2.28 | 2022 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | -0.05 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, in dollars | 0.14 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 0.42 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 2.50 | 2023 | percent |
| Remittances | 62.89 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | -0.25 | 2023 | million USD |
| External debt | 40.59 | 2022 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 10.72 | 2022 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 25.06 | 2022 | percent |