Cyprus vs Jamaica: Tax revenue
Cyprus
23.9%
in 2024
Jamaica
23.7%
in 2020
Cyprus rank
21st
Jamaica rank
24th
Tax revenue over time
- Cyprus
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 23.9% against 23.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Jamaica ahead.
Cyprus ranks 21st and Jamaica ranks 24th of 157 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 24.0% | 6.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 21.7% | 3.3% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 23.6% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 24.3% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 23.7% | 1.7% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Cyprus or Jamaica?
- Cyprus, at 23.9% against 23.7% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Cyprus and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Jamaica?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
- How do Cyprus and Jamaica rank globally for tax revenue?
- Cyprus ranks 21st 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.