Saint Lucia: Taxes on international trade

The latest value from 2017 is 29.18 percent, an increase from 26.82 percent in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 8.05 percent, based on data from 115 countries. Historically, the average for Saint Lucia from 2000 to 2017 is 41.85 percent. The minimum value, 24.93 percent, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 53.02 percent was recorded in 2006. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.