Goods and services expense in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Goods and services expense was 19.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Goods and services expense in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 19.5% for goods and services expense in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Saint Lucia peaked at 21.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2002.
That places Saint Lucia 47th out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Goods and services expense in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4% | — |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 15.9% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 18.1% | 20.6% | 8 |
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More public sector data for Saint Lucia
- 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)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1.79 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 34.8% (2017)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.0% (2017)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -0.9% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Saint Lucia?
- Goods and services expense in Saint Lucia was 19.5% 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 21.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for goods and services expense?
- Saint Lucia ranks 47th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% of expense). 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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.