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Indicators for Labour Costs

Data Point Value Units Year
Labour costs (minimum wage USD per month) 690 US dollar per month 2015
Social security contributions (employer) % 5.9 Percentage 2015

1 - World Bank Doing Business (Oct 2015)
2 - EY Worldwide Personal Tax Guide 2014/15 (Sep 2014)

Indicators for Utility Costs

Data Point Value Units Year
Electricity cost 297.9 US dollar per Megawatt per hours 2015
Water cost - The cost for water for industrial use per cubic meter 3.4 US$/m3 2012
Telecom cost - The cost charged by a leading telecom operator for a 1 minute call to USA 0.47 USD per minute 2015

1 - Climatescope (Jun 2015)
2 - Corporacion del acueducto y Acantarillado de Santo Domingo (Nov 2015)
3 - International Telecommunication Union - ITU (Jun 2013)

Indicators for Property Costs

Data Point Value Units Year
Industrial space (Property) 161.4 USD per year/m2 2013
Office space (Property) 358.7 USD 2013
Grade A office building costs 261 USD/sq.ft. 2014
Industrial space building costs 172 USD/sq.ft. 2014

1 - Cushman and Wakefield (Apr 2015)
2 - Cushman and Wakefield (Apr 2015)
3 - RLB - Rider Levett Bucknall (Caribbean Report) (Oct 2015)
4 - RLB - Rider Levett Bucknall (Caribbean Report) (Oct 2014)

Indicators for Taxes

Data Point Value Units Year
Top personal tax rate (%) 0 Percentage 2015

1 - The Heritage Foundation (Jan 2015)

Indicators for Exports

Data Point Value Units Year
Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) 50.9 Percentage 2013

1 - World Development Indicators (Dec 2015)
2 - World Development Indicators (Dec 2015)

Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 5.1 Percentage 2013

Indicators for Size of Industry

Data Point Value Units Year
Number of companies in software & IT services 30 Number of companies 2016
Number of companies in business services 253 Number of companies 2016
Number of companies in communications 7 Number of companies 2016
Number of companies in financial services 3577 Number of companies 2016
Number of BPO FDI projects (2006-15) 1 FDI projects 2006-2015
Number of BPO FDI jobs (2006-15) 65 Jobs 2006-2015

1 - fDi Intelligence from the Financial Times (Jan 2016)
2 - fDi Intelligence from the Financial Times (Jan 2016)
3 - fDi Intelligence from the Financial Times (Jan 2016)
4 - fDi Intelligence from the Financial Times (Jan 2016)
5 - fDi Markets (Jan 2015)
6 - fDi Markets (Jan 2015)

Indicators for ICT Infrastructure

Data Point Value Units Year
International internet bandwidth 3738 Bits per Internet user 2014
Internet download speed (kb/s) 13687.5 Kilobits per second 2014
Internet upload speed (kb/s) 4227.2 Kilobits per second 2014
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 71.4 Subscriptions per 100 people 2014

1 - World Development Indicators: The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology (Nov 2015)
2 - Global Information Technology Report, World Economic Forum (Apr 2015)
3 - fDi Intelligence from the Financial Times based on Ookla Net Index (Jun 2014)
4 - fDi Intelligence from the Financial Times based on Ookla Net Index (Jun 2014)
5 - World Development Indicators (Nov 2015)
6 - World Development Indicators (Nov 2015)

Secure internet servers 255.8 Servers per 1 million people 2014 Percentage of individuals using the internet 76.9 Subscriptions per 100 people 2014
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$2.216 billion (2013 est.)
$2.211 billion (2012 est.)
$2.23 billion (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
Population growth rate:
0.35% (2014 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
0.2% (2013 est.)
-0.9% (2012 est.)
1.8% (2011 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$13,100 (2013 est.)
$13,200 (2012 est.)
$13,400 (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
Diplomatic representation from the US:
The US does not have an embassy in Saint Lucia; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Lucia
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.2% (male 17,814/female 16,809)
15-24 years: 16.6% (male 13,701/female 13,368)
25-54 years: 42.9% (male 33,695/female 36,445)
55-64 years: 8.8% (male 6,657/female 7,717)
65 years and over: 10.2% (male 7,760/female 9,396) (2014 est.)
Geographic coordinates:
13 53 N, 60 58 W
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 3.1%
industry: 17.4%
services: 79.5% (2013 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
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GDP (purchasing power parity)
$2.216 billion (2013 est.)
$2.211 billion (2012 est.)
$2.23 billion (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
Population growth rate:
0.35% (2014 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
0.2% (2013 est.)
-0.9% (2012 est.)
1.8% (2011 est.)