Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.4921 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2017. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.4921 current LCU per US$ of GDP for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2017.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.5169 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4365 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2003.
Saint Lucia ranks 103rd of 157 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.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4604 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.4452 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4499 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4365 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4647 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4763 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4761 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4933 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5045 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5166 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4918 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4873 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4632 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4904 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4891 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5053 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5169 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4921 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4724 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4365 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5166 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.492 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4632 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5169 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 100 Malaysia 0.5689 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Fiji 0.5432 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 China 0.5051 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 New Zealand 0.4878 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Tonga 0.483 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Barbados 0.4677 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
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 tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Saint Lucia was 0.4921 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5169 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4365 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Saint Lucia ranks 103rd out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.