Poverty & Inequality in Saint Lucia 23 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Saint Lucia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys 2025 down 100.0% 147th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 100.0% 146th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 100.0% 147th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.38 live births per woman 2023 down 8.1% 196th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.37 2023 up 6.6% 97th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.4% 2023 up 6.6% 97th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 27.5% 21st Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 14.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 138.7% 23rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year 2025 — 144th Gender Inequality Index 0.327 2023 down 11.6% 89th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.1% 2023 down 27.4% 147th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1044 2023 down 4.3% 113th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1044 2023 down 4.3% 113th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1323 2023 up 2.2% 102nd Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3916 2023 unchanged 41st Population living in slums 0.4% 2022 down 80.0% 136th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.523 2023 up 2.5% 104th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.523 2023 up 2.5% 104th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.523 2023 up 2.5% 104th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 238.13 2023 down 4.5% 68th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0096 2024 down 76.6% 130th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.0% 2024 down 75.0% 117th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 10,440 2017 up 24.0% 91st