St. Lucia — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for St. Lucia, 1966–2025.
Inflation for St. Lucia was 2.03% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 60 years, from 1966 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 34.22% in 1974. The lowest was -3.08% in 2016 (about -1.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.34% per year.
St. Lucia ranks 130 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 70%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so St. Lucia sits below it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 94% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 306%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 20 of 33 economies; Peru (1.53%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 58103% in 1998. That is 59% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1966 level: doubled by 1970; grown tenfold by 1974.
World ranking. Slipped: 59th of 82 in 1966 → 7th of 92 in 1970 → 27th of 106 in 1980 → 93rd of 131 in 1990 → 79th of 163 in 2000 → 96th of 186 in 2010 → 175th of 178 in 2020 → 114th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1966 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.03% | +2.7 pp |
| 2024 | -0.67% | -4.5 pp |
| 2023 | 3.82% | -5.8 pp |
| 2022 | 9.65% | +7.2 pp |
| 2021 | 2.41% | +4.2 pp |
| 2020 | -1.76% | -2.3 pp |
| 2019 | 0.54% | -1.4 pp |
| 2018 | 1.94% | +1.8 pp |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +3.2 pp |
| 2016 | -3.08% | -2.1 pp |
| 2015 | -0.98% | -4.5 pp |
| 2014 | 3.52% | +2.0 pp |
| 2013 | 1.47% | -2.7 pp |
| 2012 | 4.18% | +1.4 pp |
| 2011 | 2.77% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 3.25% | +3.4 pp |
| 2009 | -0.16% | -5.7 pp |
| 2008 | 5.55% | +2.7 pp |
| 2007 | 2.82% | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -1.5 pp |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +2.4 pp |
| 2004 | 1.46% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 1.03% | +1.3 pp |
| 2002 | -0.26% | -5.6 pp |
| 2001 | 5.31% | +1.6 pp |
| 2000 | 3.71% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 3.5% | +0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +3.2 pp |
| 1997 | -0.01% | -0.9 pp |
| 1996 | 0.92% | -4.7 pp |
| 1995 | 5.63% | +2.8 pp |
| 1994 | 2.82% | +2.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0.85% | -4.3 pp |
| 1992 | 5.14% | -1.0 pp |
| 1991 | 6.15% | +1.9 pp |
| 1990 | 4.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 4.37% | +3.5 pp |
| 1988 | 0.83% | -6.2 pp |
| 1987 | 7.02% | +4.8 pp |
| 1986 | 2.19% | +0.8 pp |
| 1985 | 1.42% | +0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 1.21% | -0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 1.47% | -3.1 pp |
| 1982 | 4.61% | -10.5 pp |
| 1981 | 15.12% | -4.4 pp |
| 1980 | 19.48% | +10.1 pp |
| 1979 | 9.39% | -1.5 pp |
| 1978 | 10.88% | +2.0 pp |
| 1977 | 8.87% | -0.8 pp |
| 1976 | 9.67% | -8.1 pp |
| 1975 | 17.74% | -16.5 pp |
| 1974 | 34.22% | +20.8 pp |
| 1973 | 13.44% | +5.6 pp |
| 1972 | 7.88% | -0.5 pp |
| 1971 | 8.39% | -5.0 pp |
| 1970 | 13.4% | +11.1 pp |
| 1969 | 2.25% | -1.7 pp |
| 1968 | 3.97% | +0.8 pp |
| 1967 | 3.21% | +0.7 pp |
| 1966 | 2.48% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Lucia’s Inflation in 1967?
3.21% (1967). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is St. Lucia’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1966 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -18.2% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.03%; 2024: -0.67%; 2023: 3.82%; 2022: 9.65%; 2021: 2.41%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.