Saint Lucia — Country Profile

Saint Lucia is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm in Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. It covers 616 sq km. Terrain: volcanic and mountainous with broad, fertile valleys. Climate: tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August.

Saint Lucia’s GDP is $4.359 billion (2024 est.) in purchasing-power-parity terms. At official exchange rates it stands at $2.549 billion (2024 est.). Real GDP grew 3.9% (2024 est.). See where Saint Lucia ranks among all 195 countries by GDP.

POWER --/100 — The Magna Power score is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — nine components, 135 indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.

Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

No single event defined Jul–Sep 2026. The country's position is the product of long-cycle forces — geography, trade, neighbours — all of which held steady.

Momentum at zero is not stagnation; it is the accurate record of a quarter without a catalyst.

• What our model rewards: inflation tamed at 0.1%
• What drags it down: few natural resources to fall back on; unemployment at 11.0%

Energy is the physical base of economic power — what a country can generate, move and burn decides what it can build, sell and defend.

Sources: CIA World Factbook, Energy section; Our World in Data (IEA/Ember), 2023.

Trade shows what the world buys from a country and what the country must buy from the world — the balance between the two is a direct measure of economic leverage.

Source: CIA World Factbook, Economy section.

Philip J. Pierre — Prime Minister. King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Acting Governor General Cyril Errol CHARLES (since 11 November 2021)

Saint Lucia maintains 6 embassies and 3 consulates abroad, hosts 9 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, OAS Washington. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.

Source: Consular Affairs Center, diplomatic & consular networks database, Mar 2026 report (of-country ranking) https://zenodo.org/records/18917562 ; Jan 2026 report (in-country ranking) https://zenodo.org/records/18109976

Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.

Major airports

Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) — Vieux Fort; George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) — Castries.

Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02

POWER --/100 Ranked #-- of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Saint Lucia.

Historical timeline of Saint Lucia

This profile covers the population, economy, natural resources, leaders, and history of Saint Lucia — with the Bureau’s live national-power score of --/100, ranking #-- of 195 countries.