Tax revenues vs income inequality in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 19.37 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.37
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
97th
of 186 countries
All-time high
20.18
in 2020
All-time low
15.46
in 1996
Years of data
35
1989–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Saint Lucia, 1989–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Saint Lucia stood at 19.37.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Saint Lucia peaked at 20.18 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.46, in 1996.
Saint Lucia ranks 97th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 19.22 | — |
| 1990 | 16.95 | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 18.21 | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 18.1 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 16.5 | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 16.1 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 16.04 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 15.46 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 16.18 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 16.98 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 16.85 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 17.06 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 16.5 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 16.68 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 16.18 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 17.22 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 17.65 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 17.65 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.34 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 18.83 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 19.16 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.21 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 18.04 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 17.16 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 18.16 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 18.11 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.71 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 19.15 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 18.23 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 19.26 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 19.39 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.18 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 19.12 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 16.98 | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 19.37 | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.22 | 19.22 | 19.22 | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.74 | 15.46 | 18.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.53 | 16.18 | 19.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.44 | 17.16 | 19.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.91 | 16.98 | 20.18 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 94 Tajikistan 19.74 compare
- 95 Eritrea 19.53 compare
- 96 Senegal 19.39 compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.33 compare
- 99 Chile 18.88 compare
- 100 Cape Verde 18.84 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Saint Lucia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.38 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.37 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 14.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.327 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.08 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1044 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1044 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1323 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Saint Lucia?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Saint Lucia was 19.37 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.18 in 2020.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.46 in 1996.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Saint Lucia ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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