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Saint Lucia · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Saint Lucia

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Castries Upper middle income Nation age 59 years (since 1967) i LCA · LC
NationsTree Index 2025 i49.491st of 196 Tree height 2025 i1.3 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i180,149183rd of 217 Area i616 km²186th of 216 GDP i$2.66 bn182nd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$5.17 bn intl.175th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$28,674 intl.83rd of 199 Life expectancy i72.8 years127th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i59
Strength · trunk i10
Quality of life · crown i48
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i59
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i89
CSV

In short

Saint Lucia is 91st of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 49.4 out of 100; its tree is 1.3 m tall.

It has 180,149 people and an economy of $5.17 bn at purchasing power parity, 175th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: DPT immunization (1st of 193), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Physicians (25th of 174).

Its weakest positions: Homicide rate (137th of 145), GDP growth (197th of 210) and Tertiary enrolment (129th of 150).

Over five years it climbed from 131st to 91st in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 616 186th/216
Land area ikm² 610 185th/216
Population ipeople 180,149 183rd/217
Population growth i% 0.23% 160th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 294.7 43rd/216
Urban population i% 29.1% 197th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 17.2% 151st/217
Population aged 65+ i% 10.0% 100th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $2.66 bn 182nd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $5.17 bn 175th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $4.41 bn 176th/199
GDP per person iUSD $14,746 88th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $28,674 83rd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $13,410 84th/201
GDP growth i% -0.6% 197th/210
Inflation i% 2.0% 58th/180
Unemployment i% 9.5% 147th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 45.9%2010
General government gross debt i% of GDP 76.8% 143rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.9% 75th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.7% 151st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 10.7% 182nd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 3.6% 166th/192
Services i% of GDP 73.8% 19th/200

Trade

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Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 3.4%2020
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 45.9%2020
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 41.6%2020
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 5.5%2020
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 9.3% 69th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -5.2% 141st/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 7.3% 28th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 172nd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.01% 149th/209
Arable land i% of land area 4.4% 140th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 1,678 109th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 432,500 130th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $989.0 m 76th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 88.8% 2nd/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 72.8 127th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 17.2 111th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.23 25th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.1 112th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 46.8%2019
Secondary enrolment i% gross 87.9% 110th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 13.7% 104th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.7% 130th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 15.0% 129th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.748 103rd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 43.72015
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.1%2015

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Internet users i% of population 68.2% 127th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 99 141st/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 13.6 103rd/208

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.71 83rd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 9.7% 146th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 10.4 48th/200
Forest area i% of land area 53.8% 44th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 7632007

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 58.9 78th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 57.8 71st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 68.0 67th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 85.4 31st/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 59.3 77th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 71.2 56th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 39.0 137th/145

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.27%1999
Patent applications by residents iapplications 22018
Scientific articles iarticles 3 193rd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Saint Lucia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/saint-lucia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Saint Lucia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/saint-lucia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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