Tax revenue in Saint Lucia

Central government tax revenue in Saint Lucia was equal to 18.2% of GDP in 2017.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2000 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Saint Lucia is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Saint Lucia, 2017 18.2% % of GDP
Change from 2016 −0.9percentage points 2016: 19.1%
World, 2017 14.2% Official aggregate

Tax revenue in Saint Lucia over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period Saint LuciaWorld
2024 – 13.9%
2023 – 13.9%
2022 – 14.5%
2021 – 14.3%
2020 – 13.7%
2019 – 13.8%
2018 – 13.9%
2017 18.2% 14.2%
2016 19.1% 13.9%
2015 18.7% 14.0%
2014 18.1% 14.0%
2013 18.2% 14.0%
2012 17.2% 13.8%
2011 18.0% 13.7%
2010 18.2% 13.3%
2009 19.1% 13.1%
2008 18.7% 14.3%
2007 18.3% 14.8%
2006 17.6% 14.5%
2005 17.6% 14.1%
2004 17.2% 14.5%
2003 16.2% 14.4%
2002 16.7% 14.6%
2001 16.5% –
2000 17.1% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 19.1% in 2016.
  • Since 2007, when it was 18.3%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2017 was 14.2%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2017 for Saint Lucia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics