Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 43.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
43.1%
Change on year
down 16.2%
World rank
128th
of 189 countries
All-time high
62.9%
in 2014
All-time low
26.5%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saint Lucia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saint Lucia is 43.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saint Lucia peaked at 62.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2010.
That places Saint Lucia 128th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 30.1% | — |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | +110.2% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | -16.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 43.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 86% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 43.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 30.1% | 30.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 26.5% | 62.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 43.1% | 51.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More health data for Saint Lucia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,807 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9421 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9555 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saint Lucia?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Saint Lucia was 43.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2010.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Saint Lucia ranks 128th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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