St. Lucia
St. Lucia ranks #222 of 242 on the Composite Power Index (0.1/100), scored on military spending, active personnel, nuclear arsenal, economic size and logistics. Its Instability Index is 15.5/100 (#156 most fragile). Every figure below carries its source and year. Data read 2026-10-22.
Analyst briefing
St. Lucia: Economic Indicators, Thin Security Data
St. Lucia's economy was valued at $2.55 billion in 2024, according to World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI), with per-capita output of $14,181.63 and a population of 179,744 the same year. The World Bank also reports foreign reserves of $406.06 million for 2024. The IMF's World Economic Outlook puts government debt at 77.5% of GDP in its 2026 projection.
On security, the Correlates of War National Material Capabilities (COW NMC) dataset lists active military personnel at zero and a Composite Index of National Capability (CINC) score of 0.0000042098914, both dated 2022.
Energy figures from Our World in Data show primary energy consumption of 0.009 exajoules in 2023 and electricity generation of 0.4 terawatt-hour in 2024. Oil production and gas production are both recorded at zero, dated 2016.
Data gaps
This bundle carries no V-Dem governance indices and no SIPRI military expenditure figures for St. Lucia. The COW NMC personnel figure of zero, dated 2022, reflects that dataset's coding for this entry rather than an independently confirmed count.
Sources: World Bank WDI; IMF WEO; COW NMC; Our World in Data (Energy).
Written from the sourced figures on this page and checked against them before publication — any figure not present in the data blocks the briefing. Generated 2026-10-06.
What drives the instability score
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CINC is a composite index (already contains military spending, personnel, energy & population) — shown for reference; it is not added into the Composite Power Index to avoid double-counting. Each figure carries its own source year; vintages can differ.
Capability profile
Trajectory
Energy
Strategic Relationships
Allies (33)
- St. Vincent and the Grenadinesdefense 1996
- Antigua and Barbudadefense 1996
- Barbadosdefense 1996
- Dominicadefense 1996
- Grenadadefense 1996
- St. Kitts and Nevisdefense 1996
- Belizedefense 1991
- Guyanadefense 1991
- Canadadefense 1989
- Bahamasdefense 1982
- Mexicodefense 1979
- Nicaraguadefense 1979
- Panamadefense 1979
- Perudefense 1979
COW alliance ties — includes historical pacts; defense first.
Neighbours (8)
Signals
Conflict forecast (ViEWS, 2029-04-01): 0% risk
Displacement (UNHCR): 199 refugees originated · 0 IDPs · 5 hosted
Compare St. Lucia with
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