Tentmaker Reports
St. Lucia Report
Entrepreneurial Missions Index
33.4
General Information
Population
174,000 (168th most populous country in the world)
| RELIGIONS | |
|---|---|
| Roman Catholic | 67.5% |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 8.5% |
| Pentecostal | 5.7% |
| Rastafarian | 2.1% |
| Anglican | 2.0% |
| Evangelical | 2.0% |
| Other Christian | 5.1% |
| Other | 1.1% |
| Unspecified | 1.5% |
| None | 4.5% |
| LANGUAGES | |
|---|---|
| English | |
| French Patois |
Industries
Clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism, lime processing, coconut processing
Unless otherwise noted, all information included here was obtained from the World Factbook project 4, conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). For more detailed information about St. Lucia, visit https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lc.html.
Business Information
The World Bank ranks St. Lucia as 48 out of 183 economies in terms of ease of doing business. The country ranks as 0 (of 183) in terms of ease of starting a business.It requires 0 procedures, takes 0 days, and costs N/A% of income per capita to start a business in St. Lucia.
In order to start a business in St. Lucia, one must follow these procedures:
- Lawyer prepares incorporation documents
- Registration with the Commercial Registry
- Make company seal
- Obtain taxpayer identification number
- Register as employer with social security institute
Unless otherwise noted, all information included here was obtained from the Doing Business project 3, conducted by the World Bank. For more detailed information about starting a business in St. Lucia, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/.
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St. Lucia Economic Freedom
The World Economic Forum (WEF) was founded in 1971 by Klaus Martin Schwab at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. It is a non-profit foundation best known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, which brings together top business leaders, international political leaders, selected intellectuals and journalists to discuss both economic and social issues facing the world. The WEF also serves as a think tank, and publishes a wide range of reports focusing on issues of concern and importance to Forum communities. In particular, Strategic Insight Teams focus on producing reports of relevance in the fields of competitiveness, global risks and scenario thinking. The Global Competitiveness Report measures competitiveness of countries and economic competitiveness among a wide range of factors such as corruption, tax rates, work ethic, and many others.St. Lucia Summary
St. Lucia Links
2 Free the World
Gwartney, James and Robert Lawson with Herbert Grubel, Jakob de Haan, Jan-Egbert Sturm, and Eelco Zandberg (2009). Economic Freedom of the World: 2009 Annual Report. Vancouver, BC: The Fraser Institute. Data retrieved from www.freetheworld.com.
