Bahamas vs Jamaica: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue)
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 9.4% against 9.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 56th of 151 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.2% | 13.9% | 41.3% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 10.0% | 38.3% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 8.7% | 13.8% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 9.0% | 3.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher customs and other import duties, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Bahamas, at 9.4% against 9.0% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in customs and other import duties between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 0.4%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for customs and other import duties?
- Bahamas ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 56th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.