Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Tax revenue

Barbados
2.66 billion current LCU
in 2016
Saint Lucia
983.42 million current LCU
in 2017
Barbados rank
139th
Saint Lucia rank
141st

Tax revenue over time

  • Barbados
  • Saint Lucia
500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B200020082017

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 2.66 billion current LCU against 983.42 million current LCU in Saint Lucia, a difference of 1.67 billion current LCU.

That makes Barbados's figure about 2.7 times Saint Lucia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 139th and Saint Lucia ranks 141st of 157 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.09 billion current LCU 597.11 million current LCU 1.49 billion current LCU Barbados
2010s 2.33 billion current LCU 826.08 million current LCU 1.51 billion current LCU Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
Barbados, at 2.66 billion current LCU against 983.42 million current LCU in Saint Lucia as of 2016.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
1.67 billion current LCU, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for tax revenue?
Barbados ranks 139th and Saint Lucia ranks 141st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.