St. Lucia - 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

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: The derivation of this indicator was simplified in September 2012 to be current-year broad money divided by current-year GDP times 100.

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Monetary holdings (liabilities)