Attribute |
Saint Lucia × | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 616 | 389 |
Continent | North America | North America |
Land area (km²) | 606 | 389 |
Water area (km²) | 10 | 0 |
Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 0 |
Coastline (km) | 158 | 84 |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 948 | 1,234 |
People | | |
Population | 166,487 | 101,390 |
Official languages | | Array of values |
Religion | Roman Catholic | Protestant |
Government | | |
Short country name | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Government type | Parliamentary democracy | Parliamentary democracy |
Capital | Castries | Kingstown |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 2,542,000,000 | 1,265,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 1,686,000,000 | 785,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3 | 0.7 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 14,400 | 11,500 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 19.4 | 12.1 |
Labor force | 79,700 | 57,520 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 20 | 18.8 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 398,200,000 | 225,200,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 392,800,000 | 230,000,000 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 23.6 | 28.7 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | 0.3 | -0.6 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 70.7 | 73.8 |
Inflation rate (%) | 0.1 | 2.2 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 8.34 | 8.75 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 334,200,000 | 190,600,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 334,200,000 | 190,600,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,267,000,000 | 443,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | 21,000,000 | -116,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 185,100,000 | 48,600,000 |
Imports (USD) | 600,000,000 | 295,900,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 321,800,000 | 182,100,000 |
External debt (USD) | 570,600,000 | 362,200,000 |
National currency | East Caribbean dollars | East Caribbean dollars |
National currency (code) | XCD | XCD |
National currency (symbol) | $ | $ |
National currency rate to USD | 2.7 | 2.7 |