Share of employee compensation in public spending in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Share of employee compensation in public spending was 40.37 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
40.37
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
26th
of 155 countries
All-time high
54.83
in 2000
All-time low
40.37
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 54.82001: 53.22002: 52.12003: 47.32004: 46.32005: 46.42006: 52.62007: 52.32008: 45.92009: 46.72010: 46.62011: 46.42012: 43.52013: 442014: 432015: 42.32016: 43.72017: 40.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 40.37 for share of employee compensation in public spending in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employee compensation in public spending in Saint Lucia peaked at 54.83 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.37, in 2017.

That places Saint Lucia 26th out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Share of employee compensation in public spending in Saint Lucia, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 54.83
2001 53.24 -2.9%
2002 52.07 -2.2%
2003 47.27 -9.2%
2004 46.3 -2.0%
2005 46.38 +0.2%
2006 52.61 +13.5%
2007 52.32 -0.6%
2008 45.95 -12.2%
2009 46.69 +1.6%
2010 46.55 -0.3%
2011 46.35 -0.4%
2012 43.49 -6.2%
2013 43.98 +1.1%
2014 42.95 -2.3%
2015 42.28 -1.6%
2016 43.7 +3.4%
2017 40.37 -7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.77 45.95 54.83 10
2010s 43.71 40.37 46.55 8

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 23 El Salvador 40.94 compare
  2. 24 Burkina Faso 40.71 compare
  3. 25 Bhutan 40.38 compare
  4. 27 Cape Verde 39.85 compare
  5. 28 Iran 39.8 compare
  6. 29 Bahrain 39.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employee compensation in public spending in Saint Lucia?
Share of employee compensation in public spending in Saint Lucia was 40.37 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 54.83 in 2000.
What is the lowest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 40.37 in 2017.
How does Saint Lucia rank for share of employee compensation in public spending?
Saint Lucia ranks 26th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of employee compensation in public spending rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 Share of employee compensation in public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of employee compensation in public spending
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,295 data points, 1972–2024
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