Employee compensation as share of government spending in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 40.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 40.4% for employee compensation as share of government 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, employee compensation as share of government spending in Saint Lucia peaked at 54.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, 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.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.8% | — |
| 2001 | 53.2% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | -7.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 40.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 40.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.0%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 45.9% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 40.4% | 46.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 23 El Salvador 40.9% compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 40.7% compare
- 25 Bhutan 40.4% compare
- 27 Cape Verde 39.9% compare
- 28 Iran 39.8% compare
- 29 Bahrain 39.5% compare
More work & labour data for Saint Lucia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9619 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9107 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8203 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48.56 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 133.72 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 55.65 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 52.55 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 108.21 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Saint Lucia?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Saint Lucia was 40.4% in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2017.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Saint Lucia ranks 26th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
- Is employee compensation as share of government 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 International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.