Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors was 2.80 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Saint Lucia, 2011–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of constant united states dollars.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 2.80 million millions of constant united states dollars for net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 409.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Saint Lucia peaked at 5.40 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40,000 millions of constant united states dollars, in 2012.
Saint Lucia ranks 100th of 145 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | millions of constant united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 220,000 millions of constant united states dollars | — |
| 2012 | 40,000 millions of constant united states dollars | -81.8% |
| 2013 | 70,000 millions of constant united states dollars | +75.0% |
| 2014 | 550,000 millions of constant united states dollars | +685.7% |
| 2015 | 220,000 millions of constant united states dollars | -60.0% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million millions of constant united states dollars | +518.2% |
| 2017 | 640,000 millions of constant united states dollars | -52.9% |
| 2018 | 430,000 millions of constant united states dollars | -32.8% |
| 2019 | 890,000 millions of constant united states dollars | +107.0% |
| 2020 | 5.40 million millions of constant united states dollars | +506.7% |
| 2021 | 2.23 million millions of constant united states dollars | -58.7% |
| 2022 | 2.85 million millions of constant united states dollars | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 3.02 million millions of constant united states dollars | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 2.80 million millions of constant united states dollars | -7.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 2.80 million millions of constant united states dollars is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.23 million millions of constant united states dollars, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 2.80 million millions of constant united states dollars is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.92 million millions of constant united states dollars, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +685.7% | 70,000 millions of constant united states dollars | 550,000 millions of constant united states dollars |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 491,111 millions of constant united states dollars | 40,000 millions of constant united states dollars | 1.36 million millions of constant united states dollars | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.26 million millions of constant united states dollars | 2.23 million millions of constant united states dollars | 5.40 million millions of constant united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 97 Cape Verde 3.34 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 98 Eswatini 3.26 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 99 Brazil 3.12 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 101 Micronesia (country) 2.50 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 102 North Macedonia 2.32 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 102 Tonga 2.32 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
More science & technology data for Saint Lucia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 98.67 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9867 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 176,399 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 289.18 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2.54 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Saint Lucia?
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors in Saint Lucia was 2.80 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.40 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2020.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 millions of constant united states dollars in 2012.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors?
- Saint Lucia ranks 100th out of 145 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 409.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors, net disbursement, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars).