Tariff rates in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Tariff rates was 9.08 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
9.08
Change on year
down 45.6%
World rank
47th
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.52
in 1996
All-time low
5.8
in 2011
Years of data
18
1996–2020

Tariff rates in Saint Lucia, 1996–2020

51015201996200820201996: 18.51999: 16.32000: 16.32001: 12.22002: 12.72003: 12.82005: 13.82006: 9.42007: 92010: 5.92011: 5.82012: 6.82013: 10.62014: 8.12015: 7.82016: 9.22019: 16.72020: 9.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 9.08 for tariff rates in 2020.

That represents a change of down 45.6% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rates in Saint Lucia peaked at 18.52 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 2011.

That places Saint Lucia 47th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Tariff rates in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Tariff rates in Saint Lucia, 1996 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1996 18.52 —
1999 16.3 -12.0%
2000 16.34 +0.2%
2001 12.22 -25.2%
2002 12.69 +3.8%
2003 12.78 +0.7%
2005 13.76 +7.7%
2006 9.43 -31.5%
2007 9 -4.6%
2010 5.92 -34.2%
2011 5.8 -2.0%
2012 6.75 +16.4%
2013 10.55 +56.3%
2014 8.11 -23.1%
2015 7.84 -3.3%
2016 9.25 +18.0%
2019 16.7 +80.5%
2020 9.08 -45.6%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 9.08 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.04, 2.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 9.08 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.01, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.41 16.3 18.52 2
2000s 12.32 9 16.34 7
2010s 8.87 5.8 16.7 8
2020s 9.08 9.08 9.08 1

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 44 Syria 9.21 compare
  2. 45 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.17 compare
  3. 46 Cuba 9.16 compare
  4. 48 Burundi 8.96 compare
  5. 49 Mali 8.9 compare
  6. 50 Angola 8.85 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rates in Saint Lucia?
Tariff rates in Saint Lucia was 9.08 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rates recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 18.52 in 1996.
What is the lowest tariff rates recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.8 in 2011.
How does Saint Lucia rank for tariff rates?
Saint Lucia ranks 47th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is tariff rates rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tariff rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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