Expense in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Expense was 17.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Expense in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Saint Lucia is 17.6%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Saint Lucia peaked at 19.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2007.
Saint Lucia ranks 121st of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 13.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.6% | 19.1% | 8 |
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More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2.7 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 57.78 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 21.40 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 992.80 million current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 367.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -622.89 million current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -230.70 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 36,356 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 13,410 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 6.55 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Saint Lucia?
- Expense in Saint Lucia was 17.6% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for expense?
- Saint Lucia ranks 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is expense rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.