Saint Lucia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP
Saint Lucia
4.4%
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
4.7%
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
140th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
137th
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP over time
- Saint Lucia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 4.7% against 4.4% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 140th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 137th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.4% | 5.2% | 2.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 7.4% | 0.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 5.6% | 2.9% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.9% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.9% | 0.6% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services as share of gdp, Saint Lucia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 4.7% against 4.4% in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services as share of gdp between Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.3%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp?
- Saint Lucia ranks 140th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 137th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tax revenue on goods and services (including sales taxes, value added taxes and excise duties) divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.