Central government expense in Saint Lucia
Central government expense in Saint Lucia was equal to 17.6% of GDP in 2017. The value for 2017 is the lowest since 2011.
The latest value for Saint Lucia is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Saint Lucia, 2017
17.6%
Change from 2016
−0.6percentage points
World, 2017
26.3%
Central government expense in Saint Lucia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saint Lucia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | – | 31.7% |
| 2020 | – | 33.4% |
| 2019 | – | 26.7% |
| 2018 | – | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 18.2% in 2016.
- Since 2007, when it was 13.4%, the figure has changed by +4.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2017 was 26.3%.