Other taxes in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Other taxes was 1.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Other taxes in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other taxes in Saint Lucia is 1.1%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other taxes in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
Saint Lucia ranks 65th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Other taxes in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -24.1% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +430.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -42.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -24.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -58.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +87.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +72.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 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 other taxes in Saint Lucia?
- Other taxes in Saint Lucia was 1.1% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other taxes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest other taxes recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for other taxes?
- Saint Lucia ranks 65th out of 148 countries with data for 2017.
- Is other taxes rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. 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 Other taxes (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes. 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.