## St. Lucia: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for St. Lucia

_IMF Staff Country Reports, March 13, 2025_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: March 13, 2025
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229004060.002

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### Economic outlook and growth projections
- St. Lucia’s tourism-dependent economy has normalized after the pandemic.
- Gross domestic product growth is expected at 3.7 percent in 2024, on strong tourism, construction, and manufacturing activity.
- Over the medium term, once planned infrastructure and hotel investments approach completion, growth is projected to slow to a modest 1.5 percent over the medium term.

### Inflation and external balance
- Inflation is expected to rise to 2 percent over the medium term as global input costs normalize.
- The current account deficit is anticipated to narrow further over the medium term on account of stronger tourism and lower fuel prices.

### Risks and vulnerabilities
- Risks to the outlook are tilted to the downside and include:
  - investment delays
  - large debt rollover needs
- St. Lucia is vulnerable to:
  - a global slowdown
  - supply disruptions
  - natural disasters and climate change

### Upside scenario
- Stronger-than-expected growth in tourism and construction could provide a positive boost to the economy.

### Publication metadata and scope (excerpted)
- Pages: 74
- Volume: 2025
- Issue: 065
- Series: Country Report No. 2025/065
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229004060.002
- ISBN: 9798229004060
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Subject tags included: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Credit, Crime, Money, Public debt, Revenue administration

*International Monetary Fund. St. Lucia: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for St. Lucia*

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