Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 25.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
In 2017, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Saint Lucia stood at 25.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Saint Lucia peaked at 33.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2004.
Saint Lucia ranks 126th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.3% | — |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 25.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 25.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.0%, 72% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 23.5% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 25.2% | 32.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Saint Lucia?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Saint Lucia was 25.8% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2004.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Saint Lucia ranks 126th out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.