Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 21.28 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Saint Lucia, 1992–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 21.28 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Saint Lucia peaked at 22.61 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.07 Percentage of GDP, in 1995.
That places Saint Lucia 70th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16.24 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1993 | 16.36 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 16.3 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 16.07 Percentage of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 17.27 Percentage of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 17.77 Percentage of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 18.63 Percentage of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 20.01 Percentage of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 19.08 Percentage of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 18.14 Percentage of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 18.76 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 18.95 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 19.33 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 19.96 Percentage of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 19.55 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 21.29 Percentage of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 21.31 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 20.85 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 20.69 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 20.22 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 19.95 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 20.58 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 20.76 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.42 Percentage of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 21.61 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.52 Percentage of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 20.79 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 20.86 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.61 Percentage of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 20.72 Percentage of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 20.22 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 21.39 Percentage of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 21.28 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 21.28 Percentage of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.28 Percentage of GDP, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 21.28 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.28 Percentage of GDP, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.33 Percentage of GDP | 16.07 Percentage of GDP | 20.01 Percentage of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 19.72 Percentage of GDP | 18.14 Percentage of GDP | 21.31 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.74 Percentage of GDP | 19.95 Percentage of GDP | 21.61 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.24 Percentage of GDP | 20.22 Percentage of GDP | 22.61 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 43.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 152.27 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -11.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 111.18 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Saint Lucia?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Saint Lucia was 21.28 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.61 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.07 Percentage of GDP in 1995.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Saint Lucia ranks 70th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.