Philippines vs Saint Lucia: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Philippines
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 29.2% against 20.8% in Philippines, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.4 times Philippines's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Philippines ranks 8th and Saint Lucia ranks 5th of 154 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 49.1% | 30.5% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 32.8% | 13.8% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Philippines or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 29.2% against 20.8% in Philippines as of 2017.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Philippines and Saint Lucia?
- 8.4%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Saint Lucia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Philippines and Saint Lucia rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Philippines ranks 8th and Saint Lucia ranks 5th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.