Bangladesh vs Saint Lucia: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Bangladesh
4.2%
in 2021
Saint Lucia
4.4%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
143rd
Saint Lucia rank
140th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Bangladesh
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 4.4% against 4.2% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 143rd and Saint Lucia ranks 140th of 187 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 6.9% | 4.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 6.0% | 2.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 4.3% | 0.3% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Bangladesh or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 4.4% against 4.2% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Bangladesh and Saint Lucia?
- 0.2%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Saint Lucia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and Saint Lucia rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Bangladesh ranks 143rd and Saint Lucia ranks 140th 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 income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.