Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Saint Lucia, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.9% for annual growth of gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.9% on the previous year and up 143.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Saint Lucia peaked at 9.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -14.5%, in 2021.
Saint Lucia ranks 136th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -4.8% | — |
| 2001 | -3.5% | -28.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -109.5% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +1175.8% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -23.5% |
| 2005 | -5.4% | -267.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -108.6% |
| 2007 | -2.9% | -739.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -137.1% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | -277.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -117.6% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +1214.7% |
| 2012 | -4.1% | -191.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -112.5% |
| 2014 | -0.8% | -247.1% |
| 2015 | -2.1% | +174.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -152.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | -4.4% | -398.0% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -312.3% |
| 2021 | -14.5% | -256.1% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -151.4% |
| 2023 | -1.0% | -113.9% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -321.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -60.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.9% | -5.4% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -4.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -14.5% | 9.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Saint Lucia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9619 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9107 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8203 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48.56 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 133.72 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 55.65 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 52.55 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 108.21 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per employed person in Saint Lucia?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Saint Lucia was 0.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.5% in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Saint Lucia ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).