Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Lucia, 2001–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Lucia is 12.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Lucia peaked at 25.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2023.
That places Saint Lucia 80th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.9% | — |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -40.4% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +33.6% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -35.8% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -29.0% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +15.5% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 13.9% | 25.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 12.2% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.0% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 77 San Marino 13.0% compare
- 78 Brazil 12.9% compare
- 79 Niger 12.8% compare
- 81 New Zealand 12.7% compare
- 82 Ukraine 12.7% compare
- 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.6% compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,067 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Lucia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Saint Lucia was 12.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Saint Lucia ranks 80th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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