Goods and services expense (current LCU) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Goods and services expense (current LCU) was 185.41 million current LCU in 2017. ▲ Rising
Goods and services expense in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Saint Lucia is 185.41 million current LCU, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Saint Lucia peaked at 185.41 million current LCU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64.67 million current LCU, in 2002.
Saint Lucia ranks 145th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Goods and services expense (current LCU) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.12 million current LCU | — |
| 2001 | 75.71 million current LCU | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 64.67 million current LCU | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 89.47 million current LCU | +38.3% |
| 2004 | 95.51 million current LCU | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 91.01 million current LCU | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 104.25 million current LCU | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 103.47 million current LCU | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 133.08 million current LCU | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 135.02 million current LCU | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 148.71 million current LCU | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 141.82 million current LCU | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 159.81 million current LCU | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 168.12 million current LCU | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 169.71 million current LCU | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 168.80 million current LCU | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 165.65 million current LCU | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 185.41 million current LCU | +11.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 185.41 million current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.49 billion current LCU, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 185.41 million current LCU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.98 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.73 million current LCU | 64.67 million current LCU | 135.02 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.50 million current LCU | 141.82 million current LCU | 185.41 million current LCU | 8 |
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More public sector data for Saint Lucia
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Tax revenue 18.2% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 4.54 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 22.7% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 79.09 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Saint Lucia?
- Goods and services expense in Saint Lucia was 185.41 million current LCU in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 185.41 million current LCU in 2017.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.67 million current LCU in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for goods and services expense?
- Saint Lucia ranks 145th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. 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.