Interest payments in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Interest payments was 16.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Saint Lucia is 16.1%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Saint Lucia peaked at 16.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2000.
That places Saint Lucia 23rd out of 152 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 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 | 12.6% | 7.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 12.8% | 16.8% | 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)
- Other taxes 1.1% (2017)
- Compensation of employees 40.4% (2017)
- Goods and services expense 19.5% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Saint Lucia?
- Interest payments in Saint Lucia was 16.1% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for interest payments?
- Saint Lucia ranks 23rd out of 152 countries with data for 2017.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.