East Caribbean Dollar Inflation Calculator

XCD 100.00 in 1965 has the same buying power as XCD 1,606 in 2026.

XCD 1,606XCD 100.00 in 1965 is now
1,506.24%Cumulative inflation
4.66%Average per year
62Years of data

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XCD 100.00 in 2001 is worth XCD 160.31 in 2026

Annual inflation rate 1.91%
Cumulative inflation 60.31%

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Inflation in Saint Lucia

This page covers 62 years of Saint Lucia consumer price data, from 1965 to 2026. The steepest single year on record was 1974, when consumer prices in Saint Lucia rose 34.2%. At that rate, money loses roughly a third of its value in a year.

Prices fell in 7 of those 61 years, including in recent decades — about 11% of the time — most sharply in 2016, when they dropped 3.1%. In a year like that money gained purchasing power rather than losing it. By decade, the 1970s were the most inflationary stretch, averaging 13.4% a year, while the 2010s were the calmest at 1.4%. Over the last ten years inflation has averaged 2.1% a year, markedly calmer than the 4.8% average across the whole record.

Saint Lucia CPI and inflation rate by year

The full annual series behind this calculator, from 1965 to 2026. The final column shows what XCD 100.00 in that year is worth in 2026 money.

Saint Lucia consumer price index and annual inflation, 1965–2026
Year CPI index Inflation XCD 100.00 then, in 2026
2026118.302.50%XCD 100.00
2025115.412.03%XCD 102.50
2024113.12-0.67%XCD 104.58
2023113.893.82%XCD 103.87
2022109.709.65%XCD 107.84
2021100.042.41%XCD 118.25
202097.69-1.76%XCD 121.10
201999.430.54%XCD 118.97
201898.901.94%XCD 119.61
201797.020.10%XCD 121.93
201696.92-3.08%XCD 122.06
2015100.00-0.98%XCD 118.30
2014100.993.52%XCD 117.14
201397.561.47%XCD 121.26
201296.154.18%XCD 123.04
201192.292.77%XCD 128.18
201089.813.25%XCD 131.73
200986.98-0.16%XCD 136.01
200887.125.55%XCD 135.79
200782.542.82%XCD 143.33
200680.272.40%XCD 147.38
200578.393.90%XCD 150.91
200475.451.46%XCD 156.79
200374.371.03%XCD 159.08
200273.60-0.26%XCD 160.73
200173.795.31%XCD 160.31
200070.073.71%XCD 168.82
199967.573.50%XCD 175.09
199865.283.20%XCD 181.22
199763.25-0.01%XCD 187.03
199663.260.92%XCD 187.01
199562.685.63%XCD 188.74
199459.342.82%XCD 199.37
199357.710.85%XCD 204.98
199257.235.14%XCD 206.72
199154.436.15%XCD 217.35
199051.284.27%XCD 230.71
198949.184.37%XCD 240.56
198847.120.83%XCD 251.08
198746.737.02%XCD 253.16
198643.662.19%XCD 270.94
198542.731.42%XCD 276.87
198442.131.21%XCD 280.81
198341.631.47%XCD 284.19
198241.024.61%XCD 288.38
198139.2115.12%XCD 301.69
198034.0619.48%XCD 347.32
197928.519.39%XCD 414.97
197826.0610.88%XCD 453.93
197723.508.87%XCD 503.31
197621.599.67%XCD 547.93
197519.6917.74%XCD 600.91
197416.7234.22%XCD 707.53
197312.4613.44%XCD 949.65
197210.987.88%XCD 1,077
197110.188.39%XCD 1,162
19709.3913.40%XCD 1,260
19698.282.25%XCD 1,428
19688.103.97%XCD 1,461
19677.793.21%XCD 1,519
19667.552.48%XCD 1,567
19657.37XCD 1,606

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Saint Lucia inflation FAQ

What is the current inflation rate in Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia inflation was 2.50% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025.
How much has East Caribbean Dollar lost in value since 1965?
XCD 100.00 in 1965 has the same purchasing power as XCD 1,606 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 1,506.24% over 61 years, an average of 4.66% per year.
What years does this Saint Lucia inflation calculator cover?
This calculator covers 62 years, from 1965 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.
Can East Caribbean Dollar inflation be negative?
Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and East Caribbean Dollar gained purchasing power over that year. Saint Lucia recorded deflation in 7 of the 61 years measured here, most recently in 2024. The steepest fall was -3.08% in 2016.
What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?
The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.

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