Lending interest rate in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Lending interest rate was 6.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Saint Lucia, 1981–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending interest rate in Saint Lucia is 6.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Saint Lucia peaked at 15.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2025.
Saint Lucia ranks 101st of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.2% | 10.5% | 14.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 11.1% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.1% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.7% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 98 Antigua and Barbuda 6.4% compare
- 99 Montenegro 6.3% compare
- 100 Botswana 6.3% compare
- 102 Benin 6.2% compare
- 102 Burkina Faso 6.2% compare
- 104 Libya 6.0% compare
More financial sector data for Saint Lucia
- Net migration -23 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.99 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.95 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 51.7% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.04 billion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -11.6% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 51.7% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 51.7% (2025)
- Broad money 66.7% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2.7 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Saint Lucia?
- Lending interest rate in Saint Lucia was 6.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for lending interest rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 101st out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.