Ireland vs Saint Lucia: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Ireland
17.9%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
18.2%
in 2017
Ireland rank
68th
Saint Lucia rank
65th
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- Ireland
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 18.2% against 17.9% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 68th and Saint Lucia ranks 65th of 157 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 17.5% | 7.2% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 18.2% | 2.4% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Ireland or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 18.2% against 17.9% in Ireland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Ireland and Saint Lucia?
- 0.3%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Saint Lucia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Ireland and Saint Lucia rank globally for tax revenue?
- Ireland ranks 68th and Saint Lucia ranks 65th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.