Goods and services expense in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Goods and services expense was 185.41 million current LCU in 2017. ▲ Rising
Goods and services expense in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Saint Lucia is 185.41 million current LCU, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Saint Lucia peaked at 185.41 million current LCU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64.67 million current LCU, in 2002.
Saint Lucia ranks 145th of 155 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 | 96.73 million current LCU | 64.67 million current LCU | 135.02 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.50 million current LCU | 141.82 million current LCU | 185.41 million current LCU | 8 |
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More public sector data for Saint Lucia
- Tax revenue 18.2% (2017)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 22.7% (2017)
- Taxes on goods and services 34.8% (2017)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.0% (2017)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -0.9% (2017)
- Interest payments 13.6% (2017)
- Grants and other revenue 12.2% (2017)
- Interest payments 16.1% (2017)
- Other taxes 1.1% (2017)
- Compensation of employees 40.4% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Saint Lucia?
- Goods and services expense in Saint Lucia was 185.41 million current LCU in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 185.41 million current LCU in 2017.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.67 million current LCU in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for goods and services expense?
- Saint Lucia ranks 145th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. 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 Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.