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Saint Lucia

Caribbean · LC · 1 treaties

What are the main tax rates in Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia has a worldwide tax system with a top personal income tax rate of 30% and a corporate tax rate of 30%. The standard VAT rate is 12.5%.

Tax profile

Corporate income tax 30%
Withholding — dividends 0%
Withholding — interest 0%
Withholding — royalties 0%
VAT / GST (standard) 12.5%
Personal income (top rate) 30%
Capital gains n/a
Tax system Worldwide
Residency threshold 183 days
Exit / departure tax No
CFC rules No
Transfer pricing None
Digital nomad visa No
Digital services tax none
Global minimum tax (Pillar 2) None

Common questions

What is the dividend withholding tax in Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia has a dividend withholding tax rate of 0%.
How long does it take to become a tax resident in Saint Lucia?
Tax residency in Saint Lucia is established after 183 days.
Does Saint Lucia have a nomad visa?
Yes, Saint Lucia offers a nomad visa.

Tax residency

Easy to leave

What makes you a tax resident — and how hard it is to stop being one.

Tax residency is tied to physical presence and having a permanent place of abode, so in practice it is generally ended by leaving Saint Lucia and ceasing to meet the presence/abode conditions, with no explicit multi‑year tail or citizenship-based rules.

Source: Inland Revenue Department, Government of Saint Lucia

Tax treaty network (14)

In-force double-tax treaty partners. Treaty-reduced withholding (dividends / interest / royalties) shown where the official source publishes a rate; otherwise the country's statutory rate applies unless the treaty text provides a reduction.

PartnerDivIntRoy
Antigua and Barbuda
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
Montserrat
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago