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.