Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saint Lucia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Saint Kitts and Nevis
19.3%
in 2023
Saint Lucia
19.4%
in 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
98th
Saint Lucia rank
97th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 19.4% against 19.3% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 98th and Saint Lucia ranks 97th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Saint Kitts and Nevis averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.8% | 19.2% | 2.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 0.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 17.5% | 2.3% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 18.4% | 0.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 0.0% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 19.4% against 19.3% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia?
- 0.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 98th and Saint Lucia ranks 97th 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 Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.