Saint Lucia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Saint Lucia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 29.2% against 10.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 19.1%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Saint Lucia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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 | Saint Lucia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.5% | 13.4% | 35.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 10.3% | 22.4% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Saint Lucia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Saint Lucia, at 29.2% against 10.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 19.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
- How do Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Saint Lucia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.