Saint Lucia: Income and profits taxes
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| Saint Lucia |
Income, profits, and capital gains taxes: percent of revenue |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 22.69 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2017 |
| Average | 25.00 |
| Min - Max | 21.41 - 29.09 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2017 is 22.69 percent, a decline from 24.26 percent in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 23.81 percent, based on data from 136 countries. Historically, the average for Saint Lucia from 2000 to 2017 is 25 percent. The minimum value, 21.41 percent, was reached in 2004 while the maximum of 29.09 percent was recorded in 2001.
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Definition: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -2.11 | 2024 | percent |
| Primary budget balance | 1.10 | 2024 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 18.23 | 2017 | percent |
| Commercial tax rate | 34.70 | 2019 | percent |
| Tax preparation time | 110 | 2019 | hours |
| Taxes on goods and services | 34.80 | 2017 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 29.18 | 2017 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 22.69 | 2017 | percent |
| Foreign aid | 35.85 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Government debt | 76.60 | 2024 | percent |
| Government debt in foreign currency, percent | 56.64 | 2024 | percent |
| Government debt held by non-residents | 61.47 | 2024 | percent |