Australia vs Jamaica: Tax revenue
Australia
23.6%
in 2022
Jamaica
23.7%
in 2020
Australia rank
25th
Jamaica rank
24th
Tax revenue over time
- Australia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 23.7% against 23.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Jamaica ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Jamaica ranks 24th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.9% | 24.0% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.7% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 23.6% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 24.3% | 2.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 23.7% | 1.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Australia or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 23.7% against 23.6% in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Australia and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Jamaica?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Jamaica rank globally for tax revenue?
- Australia ranks 25th and Jamaica ranks 24th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.