Barbados vs Jamaica: Customs and other import duties
Customs and other import duties over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 9.2% against 9.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Jamaica ahead.
Barbados ranks 55th and Jamaica ranks 57th of 151 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.7% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 0.5% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher customs and other import duties, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 9.2% against 9.0% in Jamaica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in customs and other import duties between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for customs and other import duties?
- Barbados ranks 55th and Jamaica ranks 57th 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.