SAINT LUCIA
BASIC SOCIOECONOMIC DATA
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A. SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS
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Land Area: 616 km2
				Pupil-Teacher Ratio					2001	2011
Population	2001	2011		Primary					...	...
Total Population at National Census	...	...		Secondary					...	...
Percent Under 15 Years	…	…
Percent 65 Years and Over	…	…		Health and Nutrition
Inter-Censal Population Growth Rate (%)	…	…		Population < 1 Year Immunization Coverage (%)					2001	2011
Population Density Per km2	…	…		Poliomyelitis					...	...
				Measles					...	...
Demographic Indicators	2001	2011		Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus					...	...
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1000 Live Births	…	…		Tuberculosis					...	...
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)	...	...		HIV+ Cases Per 1000 Population					…	…
Total Fertility Rate	...	...
Age Dependency Ratio	...	...		Population Access To Health Services (%)					2001	2011
				Safe Drinking Water					...	...
Crude Birth Rate Per 1000 Population	…	…		Sewage Disposal Services					...	...
Crude Death Rate Per 1000 Population	…	…		Daily Caloric Intake					...	...
Education	2001	2011		Health Professionals Per 1000 Population					2001	2011
Gross Student Enrolment Ratio				Physicians					…	…
Primary	...	...		Professional Nurses					…	…
Secondary	...	...		Dentists					…	…
Adult Literacy Rate	…	…		Hospital Beds Per 1000 Inhabitants					…	…
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B. REAL SECTOR 10/	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011e		Figures At
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	(Annual Percentage Change, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Real GVA (Basic Prices)	-1.8	4.8	6.0	-2.6	7.4	1.5	5.8	-1.3	4.4	0.7		30-Sep-2011
Real GVA (Basic Prices) Per Capita	-2.5	3.8	4.8	-3.8	6.1	0.3	4.6	-2.5	3.6	-1.3
GVA Deflator	2.1	3.8	2.1	8.8	3.7	6.7	0.7	-0.9	5.1	2.0		30-Sep-2011
Consumer Prices (period average)	-0.3	1.0	1.5	3.9	2.3	2.8	5.6	-0.2	3.3	2.0		2-Feb-2012
Consumer Prices (e.o.p.)	-0.7	0.5	3.5	5.2	-0.6	6.8	3.4	-3.1	4.2	...		2-Feb-2012
Unemployment Rate (percent)	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...		…
	(Annual Percentage Change)
Real GVA (Basic Prices)	-1.8	4.8	6.0	-2.6	7.4	1.5	5.8	-1.3	4.4	0.7		30-Sep-2011
Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry	7.3	-12.9	0.3	-26.5	8.6	-7.5	36.0	-7.1	-18.7	-44.2		30-Sep-2011
Fishing	-28.3	53.2	-13.3	-12.8	4.3	6.8	12.3	3.2	-2.7	2.0		30-Sep-2011
Mining and Quarrying	0.1	-67.2	0.9	125.5	368.0	60.1	-23.9	-17.5	10.5	6.0		30-Sep-2011
Manufacturing	-4.8	0.4	12.9	4.1	3.0	13.0	-4.9	20.9	-4.0	-5.0		30-Sep-2011
Electricity and Water	-4.0	4.5	4.8	3.2	3.0	4.5	1.9	4.4	-1.7	-3.0		30-Sep-2011
Construction	-6.8	11.4	28.9	-30.2	42.2	-28.0	38.5	-23.1	20.5	7.0		30-Sep-2011
Wholesale and Retail Trade	1.1	16.6	0.8	17.4	14.7	2.8	0.9	-13.1	14.5	15.0		30-Sep-2011
Restaurants and Hotels	-0.7	15.0	5.8	5.2	-2.1	0.5	-3.0	-0.7	7.1	0.5		30-Sep-2011
Transport, Storage and Communication	-1.3	3.9	10.6	-2.3	-5.0	13.4	1.8	2.9	-0.1	-1.2		30-Sep-2011
Financial Intermediation	2.9	5.5	7.2	7.9	2.9	12.3	-1.1	-1.4	-0.9	0.2		30-Sep-2011
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities	0.5	1.9	-2.5	0.9	5.6	-1.0	4.0	3.4	5.9	1.7		30-Sep-2011
Public Administration, Defense and Social Security	-6.0	-3.2	-9.9	0.3	14.2	8.1	6.4	1.3	10.0	-2.0		30-Sep-2011
Education	-1.4	-4.5	0.8	-2.4	14.4	7.0	3.6	7.0	3.0	2.0		30-Sep-2011
Health and Social Work	-1.8	-4.3	-1.0	2.4	9.6	4.2	2.1	2.2	-4.9	3.1		30-Sep-2011
Other Community, Social and Personal Services	-3.9	2.2	-0.9	12.3	13.1	9.8	12.6	15.9	2.1	0.0		30-Sep-2011
Private Households with Employed Persons	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1	2.8	0.0		30-Sep-2011
FISIM	5.0	-7.7	14.3	17.2	42.2	26.5	6.2	8.3	-1.1	-5.0		30-Sep-2011
	(In Percent of GDP)
Gross National Income	94.8	93.3	91.7	91.8	94.5	93.6	93.6	95.6	96.6	96.7		30-Sep-2011
Gross National Disposable Income	96.5	95.0	93.4	93.2	95.7	94.9	95.1	96.8	97.8	98.4		30-Sep-2011
Private Consumption	67.7	70.9	59.6	59.0	72.1	83.3	79.6	63.4	62.8	62.4		30-Sep-2011
Public Consumption	20.9	20.3	18.4	18.4	15.6	14.0	13.9	16.2	16.9	16.3		30-Sep-2011
Gross National Savings	7.8	3.8	15.4	15.9	8.0	-2.4	1.6	17.2	18.1	19.7		30-Sep-2011
External Savings	15.2	19.5	11.0	14.7	31.4	32.4	30.7	12.6	14.6	15.4		30-Sep-2011
Gross Domestic Investment	23.1	23.3	26.4	30.6	39.4	30.0	32.3	29.8	32.7	35.1		30-Sep-2011
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C. FISCAL SECTOR 1/	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011		Figures At
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	(In Millions of EC Dollars, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Total Revenue and Grants	498.7	516.9	544.6	581.1	652.0	712.7	808.7	796.9	848.9	...		24-Aug-2011
o/w: Current Revenue	448.5	465.3	537.8	576.9	647.8	703.4	781.3	770.9	776.2	...		24-Aug-2011
Total Expenditure	543.6	648.0	645.2	714.3	650.8	617.9	807.3	862.1	869.4	...		24-Aug-2011
Current Expenditure	405.5	466.6	490.4	480.2	399.5	401.6	627.4	661.8	723.2	...		24-Aug-2011
o/w: Payments for Goods and Services 2/	275.8	311.3	322.7	313.7	274.1	275.1	421.3	444.0	485.4	...		24-Aug-2011
o/w: Interest Payments on Debt	43.8	51.3	61.9	70.0	79.1	81.1	78.4	89.8	92.8	...		24-Aug-2011
Capital Expenditure 7/	138.1	181.4	154.8	234.1	251.3	216.3	179.9	200.2	146.2	...		24-Aug-2011
Current Savings	43.0	-1.3	47.4	96.7	248.2	301.8	153.9	109.0	53.1	...		24-Aug-2011
Primary Deficit (-) / Surplus (+) 3/	-1.1	-79.8	-38.7	-63.2	80.2	175.8	79.8	24.6	72.4	...		24-Aug-2011
Overall Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	-44.9	-131.1	-100.5	-133.2	1.1	94.8	1.4	-65.2	-20.5	...		24-Aug-2011
Financing of Overall Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	44.9	131.1	100.5	133.2	-1.1	-94.8	-1.4	65.2	20.5	...		24-Aug-2011
External (net)	207.3	129.1	50.4	101.6	104.6	64.1	-4.6	36.8	75.9	...		24-Aug-2011
Domestic (net)	-162.5	2.0	50.2	31.6	-105.7	-158.8	3.2	28.4	-55.4	...		24-Aug-2011
	(In Percent of GDP)
Current Account Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	2.3	-0.1	2.1	4.1	9.3	10.5	5.1	3.7	1.6	…
Current Revenue	23.9	22.8	24.0	24.3	24.4	24.5	25.6	25.8	24.0	…
Current Expenditure	21.6	22.8	21.8	20.2	15.0	14.0	20.6	22.2	22.3	…
Capital Expenditure 7/	7.4	8.9	6.9	9.8	9.5	7.5	5.9	6.7	4.5	…
Overall Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	-2.4	-6.4	-4.5	-5.6	0.0	3.3	0.0	-2.2	-0.6	…
	(In Percent of Current Revenue)
Payments of Wages and Salaries	47.1	47.4	42.2	38.6	39.4	35.9	36.9	40.1	43.4	…		24-Aug-2011
Transfers and Subsides	19.2	22.6	19.7	16.7	7.2	6.5	16.3	16.6	18.7	…		24-Aug-2011
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D. FINANCIAL SECTOR	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011		Figures At
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	(12-Month Percentage Change, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Liabilities to the Private Sector	2.9	8.3	8.5	13.9	19.7	6.8	6.7	1.3	1.9	6.7		23-Mar-2012
Narrow Money (M1)	2.4	21.6	32.7	15.5	0.8	13.1	-1.8	-1.9	-2.3	4.8		23-Mar-2012
Quasi-Money 4/	3.1	4.1	-0.3	13.2	29.0	4.4	10.3	2.6	3.4	7.3		23-Mar-2012
Net Domestic Assets of the Banking System 5/	3.2	-4.8	10.6	19.8	30.5	53.1	1.3	0.5	1.2	1.7		23-Mar-2012
Credit to Public Sector (net)	2.0	-2.6	-2.3	3.0	1.6	0.9	0.0	-2.5	-4.1	4.0		23-Mar-2012
Credit to Private Sector	1.4	-4.2	11.3	17.3	26.9	32.8	14.7	2.6	1.7	3.9		23-Mar-2012
Other Assets (net)	-0.1	2.0	1.5	-0.5	2.0	19.3	-13.4	0.4	3.6	-6.2		23-Mar-2012
Liabilities to the Private Sector (% GDP)	72.2	71.9	71.0	76.3	81.7	80.9	81.3	84.1	79.1	82.1
Commercial Banks Domestic Interest Rates	(In Percent)
Weighted Average Lending Rate (e.o.p.)	12.48	15.29	10.68	10.52	10.20	8.84	9.59	9.73	9.48	9.05		23-Mar-2012
Weighted Average Deposit Rate (e.o.p.)	3.83	6.77	2.84	2.69	2.91	3.07	3.18	3.14	3.25	3.07		23-Mar-2012
Interest Rate Spread	8.65	8.52	7.84	7.83	7.29	5.77	6.41	6.59	6.23	5.98		23-Mar-2012
Income Velocity of Broad Money (GDP/M2A) 6/	1.38	1.39	1.41	1.31	1.22	1.24	1.23	1.19	1.26	1.22
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E. EXTERNAL SECTOR	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011e		Figures At
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	(In Millions of EC Dollars, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Current Account Balance	-286.2	-398.4	-246.1	-349.6	-834.3	-930.6	-936.3	-377.6	-471.5	-511.9		7-Nov-2011
Merchandise Trade Balance	-547.0	-763.3	-679.6	-889.2	-1,145.7	-1,189.3	-1,185.6	-719.9	-907.0	-919.4		7-Nov-2011
Exports	187.2	193.9	260.0	239.7	261.0	273.3	447.4	516.6	645.0	648.1		7-Nov-2011
Imports	734.1	957.2	939.6	1,128.9	1,406.6	1,462.6	1,633.0	1,236.5	1,552.0	1,567.5		7-Nov-2011
Services, Income and Transfers (net)	326.2	467.4	582.2	700.4	426.2	405.6	399.9	439.1	505.2	461.1		7-Nov-2011
of which:
Travel Receipts	567.0	761.6	881.4	1,030.5	793.7	814.5	839.7	799.7	888.1	839.7		7-Nov-2011
Private Transfers (net)	35.3	34.7	38.1	38.4	33.6	29.1	33.3	32.1	36.5	40.5		7-Nov-2011
Capital and Financial Account Balance	306.7	412.2	296.3	345.6	869.8	984.3	914.6	490.7	495.0	618.1		7-Nov-2011
of which:
Foreign Direct Investment	140.2	287.4	206.6	211.2	631.6	734.1	435.3	395.3	297.0	204.6		7-Nov-2011
Portfolio Investment	45.5	169.5	44.0	64.9	-8.0	1.3	-26.0	-78.7	-42.9	-27.4		7-Nov-2011
Errors and Omissions	-4.9	35.6	17.2	-40.9	0.8	-3.7	-7.8	-23.7	62.2	-27.9		7-Nov-2011
Change in Reserves (- Increase)	-15.6	-49.4	-67.4	44.9	-36.3	-50.0	29.5	-89.5	-85.7	-78.4		7-Nov-2011
Exports of Goods and Services (% GDP)	45.9	51.5	55.8	59.6	44.7	43.0	46.9	49.2	52.5	49.9
Imports of Goods and Services (% GDP)	57.7	66.0	60.2	67.5	71.8	70.3	72.7	58.6	64.9	63.6
Current Account (% GDP)	-15.2	-19.5	-11.0	-14.7	-31.4	-32.4	-30.7	-12.6	-14.6	-15.4
Merchandise Exports (% Change)	27.7	3.6	34.1	-7.8	8.9	4.7	63.7	15.5	24.9	0.5		7-Nov-2011
Merchandise Imports (% Change)	-0.1	30.4	-1.8	20.1	24.6	4.0	11.7	-24.3	25.5	1.0		7-Nov-2011
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F. PUBLIC DEBT AND DEBT SERVICE	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011		Figures At
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	(In Millions of EC Dollars, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Public Sector Debt Outstanding and Disbursed	1,061.3	1,274.6	1,514.3	1,583.6	1,718.0	1,857.1	1,884.8	1,911.6	2,119.4	...		14-Dec-2011
% Nominal GDP	56.5	62.4	67.5	66.6	64.6	64.7	61.9	64.0	65.5	…
Central Government Debt Service Payments	70.2	117.2	158.5	102.8	119.2	136.2	156.7	173.3	290.7	...		14-Dec-2011
% Nominal GDP	3.7	5.7	7.1	4.3	4.5	4.7	5.1	5.8	9.0	…
% Current Revenue	15.7	25.2	29.5	17.8	18.4	19.4	20.1	22.5	37.4	…
Central Government Disbursed Outstanding Debt	777.5	965.7	1,215.8	1,293.5	1,428.0	1,595.4	1,616.2	1,642.2	1,835.4	...		14-Dec-2011
% Nominal GDP	41.4	47.2	54.2	54.4	53.7	55.6	53.1	55.0	56.7	…
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G. MEMORANDA ITEMS 10/	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011e		Figures At
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	(In Millions of EC Dollars, Unless Otherwise Stated)
Nominal GVA at Basic Prices	1,599.8	1,739.6	1,883.2	1,994.6	2,222.1	2,405.6	2,563.4	2,506.7	2,750.4	2,824.4		30-Sep-2011
Real GVA at Basic Prices	1,912.9	2,004.3	2,124.1	2,068.1	2,222.1	2,255.2	2,385.9	2,355.2	2,458.8	2,476.0		30-Sep-2011
Nominal GDP at Market Prices	1,877.9	2,043.9	2,244.9	2,378.8	2,658.8	2,869.2	3,046.1	2,984.6	3,237.1	3,326.9		30-Sep-2011
GDP Per Capita (US$) 8/	4,371	4,713	5,119	5,361	5,918	6,313	6,623	6,413	6,901	6,954
Estimated Mid-Year Total Population	159,133	160,620	162,434	164,330	166,387	168,338	170,331	172,370	173,720	177,194		30-Sep-2011
Nominal Exchange Rate (EC$/US$)	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70		31-Jan-2012
Net International Reserves (Millions US$)	91.9	104.7	130.2	114.2	132.2	151.2	140.3	150.6	182.3	189.8		24-Aug-2011
Import Cover Ratio (months) 9/	2.7	2.5	3.1	2.3	2.2	2.4	2.1	2.8	2.8	2.9		24-Aug-2011
Total Visitor Arrivals	673,871	704,236	813,681	747,308	695,279	931,685	947,445	1,014,761	1,026,212	...		31-Jan-2012
% Change	-12.1	4.5	15.5	-8.2	-7.0	34.0	1.7	7.1	1.1	…
Total Visitor Expenditure (Millions EC$)	567.0	761.6	881.4	1,030.5	793.7	814.6	839.7	799.7	888.1	...		31-Jan-2012
% Change	-9.9	34.3	15.7	16.9	-23.0	2.6	3.1	-4.8	11.0	…
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Source: National Government Agencies and/or Ministries and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.
1/ Central government operations.
2/ Includes payments of wages and salaries and other purchases of goods and services.
3/ Overall deficit or surplus excluding interest payments on debt.
4/ Includes time, savings and foreign currency deposits.
5/ Relative to the liabilities of the private sector at the end of the previous year.
6/ Monetary aggregate M2A is defined as M1 plus quasi-money.
7/ Includes net lending.
8/ Nominal GDP at market prices.
9/ Net international reserves in terms of months of imports of goods and services as defined in the balance of payments for the current reference period.
10/ Estimates ("e") applies to National Accounts variables only.
… Denotes the unavailability of data.
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