Reserves in months of imports — all countries

Reserves in months of imports — Saint Lucia

Reserves in months of imports in Saint Lucia in 2025 — 2.99 months. Ranked 65 in the world out of 87. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 141.7%.

2025 2.99 months +11.61% vs 2024
World rank 65of 87
Period maximum 5.3 months2021
Period minimum 0.64 months1981

Trend over time

1976–2025 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Saint Lucia, 1976–20250246197619811986199119962001200620112016202120251976: 1.24 months1978: 0.92 months1979: 0.92 months1980: 0.73 months1981: 0.64 months1982: 0.72 months1983: 0.83 months1984: 1 months1985: 0.98 months1986: 1.61 months1987: 1.74 months1988: 1.44 months1989: 1.4 months1990: 1.52 months1991: 1.55 months1992: 1.69 months1993: 1.84 months1994: 1.7 months1995: 1.72 months1996: 1.58 months1997: 1.61 months1998: 1.79 months1999: 1.78 months2000: 1.69 months2001: 2.09 months2002: 2.27 months2003: 2.07 months2004: 2.46 months2005: 1.86 months2006: 1.92 months2007: 1.89 months2008: 1.69 months2009: 2.58 months2010: 2.53 months2011: 2.53 months2012: 2.88 months2013: 2.39 months2014: 3.13 months2015: 3.75 months2016: 3.45 months2017: 3.47 months2018: 3 months2019: 2.62 months2020: 3.43 months2021: 5.3 months2022: 3.24 months2023: 3.26 months2024: 2.68 months2025: 2.99 months
Change over the period: +1.75 (+141.74%) Average annual rate: 1.82 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia 2.99 months
World 8.89 months
Reserves in months of imports — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2025 2.99 +0.31 +11.61%
2024 2.68 −0.59 −17.96%
2023 3.26 +0.02 +0.65%
2022 3.24 −2.06 −38.81%
2021 5.3 +1.86 +54.28%
2020 3.43 +0.81 +31.08%
2019 2.62 −0.38 −12.66%
2018 3 −0.47 −13.65%
2017 3.47 +0.02 +0.71%
2016 3.45 −0.3 −7.95%
2015 3.75 +0.62 +19.76%
2014 3.13 +0.74 +31.12%
2013 2.39 −0.5 −17.18%
2012 2.88 +0.35 +13.81%
2011 2.53 +0 +0.06%
2010 2.53 −0.05 −1.8%
2009 2.58 +0.89 +52.72%
2008 1.69 −0.2 −10.82%
2007 1.89 −0.02 −1.28%
2006 1.92 +0.05 +2.84%
2005 1.86 −0.59 −24.11%
2004 2.46 +0.39 +18.66%
2003 2.07 −0.2 −8.68%
2002 2.27 +0.18 +8.5%
2001 2.09 +0.4 +23.91%
2000 1.69 −0.1 −5.43%
1999 1.78 −0.01 −0.5%
1998 1.79 +0.18 +11.08%
1997 1.61 +0.04 +2.36%
1996 1.58 −0.14 −8.29%
1995 1.72 +0.02 +1.13%
1994 1.7 −0.14 −7.54%
1993 1.84 +0.15 +8.9%
1992 1.69 +0.13 +8.54%
1991 1.55 +0.04 +2.32%
1990 1.52 +0.12 +8.92%
1989 1.4 −0.05 −3.38%
1988 1.44 −0.3 −17.03%
1987 1.74 +0.13 +8.39%
1986 1.61 +0.63 +63.84%
1985 0.98 −0.02 −1.58%
1984 1 +0.17 +20.29%
1983 0.83 +0.1 +14.5%
1982 0.72 +0.08 +12.15%
1981 0.64 −0.09 −12.24%
1980 0.73 −0.19 −20.14%
1979 0.92 +0 +0.5%
1978 0.92 — —
1976 1.24 — —

About the indicator

The ratio of international reserves to average monthly imports of goods and services. The commonly accepted minimum benchmark of adequacy is three months of imports; below that level a country becomes vulnerable to external shocks and to a halt in the inflow of capital.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by imports: all of the reserves of a group divided by its average monthly imports. Weighting by population or GDP will not do here — imports are precisely what stands in the denominator of the indicator.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.