St. Lucia - Broad money

Broad money (current LCU)

The value for Broad money (current LCU) in St. Lucia was 3,122,369,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,901,635,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 82,085,000 in 1975.

Definition: Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

Year Value
1975 82,085,000
1976 100,504,000
1977 106,479,000
1978 127,372,000
1979 149,625,000
1980 167,236,000
1981 196,435,000
1982 214,552,000
1983 245,777,000
1984 274,031,000
1985 328,638,000
1986 412,205,000
1987 479,337,000
1988 587,287,000
1989 684,940,000
1990 765,456,000
1991 826,273,000
1992 849,541,000
1993 901,252,000
1994 959,834,400
1995 1,063,182,000
1996 1,115,409,000
1997 1,162,194,000
1998 1,296,527,000
1999 1,402,335,000
2000 1,488,537,000
2001 1,555,229,000
2002 1,576,017,000
2003 1,744,838,000
2004 1,884,261,000
2005 2,118,969,000
2006 2,488,345,000
2007 2,661,163,000
2008 2,865,784,000
2009 2,952,555,000
2010 3,006,326,000
2011 3,102,610,000
2012 3,204,351,000
2013 3,300,174,000
2014 3,393,618,000
2015 3,577,491,000
2016 3,613,380,000
2017 3,717,260,000
2018 3,901,635,000
2019 3,576,173,000
2020 3,122,369,000

Broad money (% of GDP)

Broad money (% of GDP) in St. Lucia was 71.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 78.03 in 2009, while its lowest value was 36.36 in 1980.

Definition: Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1980 36.36
1981 37.42
1982 43.34
1983 46.20
1984 40.36
1985 42.79
1986 44.90
1987 47.27
1988 50.63
1989 52.13
1990 48.91
1991 49.87
1992 46.68
1993 48.74
1994 49.81
1995 51.61
1996 52.37
1997 53.41
1998 54.73
1999 56.34
2000 59.12
2001 64.53
2002 64.86
2003 65.45
2004 65.43
2005 69.11
2006 72.66
2007 73.77
2008 73.82
2009 78.03
2010 74.89
2011 72.87
2012 73.94
2013 73.42
2014 71.61
2015 73.28
2016 71.74
2017 68.95
2018 69.97
2019 62.51
2020 71.53

Broad money to total reserves ratio

Broad money to total reserves ratio in St. Lucia was 5.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 11.67 in 1975, while its lowest value was 4.17 in 2015.

Definition: Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 11.67
1976 7.40
1977 6.98
1978 6.98
1979 6.82
1980 7.47
1981 9.56
1982 9.68
1983 10.26
1984 8.20
1985 9.62
1986 6.08
1987 5.76
1988 6.66
1989 6.64
1990 6.36
1991 6.28
1992 5.67
1993 5.56
1994 6.15
1995 6.24
1996 7.36
1997 7.06
1998 6.80
1999 6.97
2000 6.99
2001 6.48
2002 6.22
2003 6.05
2004 5.27
2005 6.74
2006 6.85
2007 6.41
2008 7.43
2009 6.26
2010 5.40
2011 5.38
2012 5.12
2013 6.36
2014 4.88
2015 4.17
2016 4.38
2017 4.28
2018 5.06
2019 5.08
2020 5.00

Broad money growth (annual %)

The value for Broad money growth (annual %) in St. Lucia was -12.69 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.43 in 1986 and a minimum value of -12.69 in 2020.

Definition: Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1976 22.44
1977 5.95
1978 19.62
1979 17.47
1980 11.77
1981 17.46
1982 9.22
1983 14.55
1984 11.50
1985 19.93
1986 25.43
1987 16.29
1988 22.52
1989 16.63
1990 11.76
1991 7.95
1992 2.82
1993 6.09
1994 6.50
1995 10.77
1996 4.91
1997 4.19
1998 11.56
1999 8.16
2000 6.15
2001 4.48
2002 1.34
2003 10.71
2004 7.99
2005 12.46
2006 17.43
2007 6.95
2008 7.69
2009 3.03
2010 1.82
2011 3.20
2012 3.28
2013 2.99
2014 2.83
2015 5.42
2016 1.00
2017 2.87
2018 4.96
2019 -8.34
2020 -12.69

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Monetary holdings (liabilities)