Jamaica vs Middle income: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Jamaica
23.7%
in 2020
Middle income
10.5%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
24th
Middle income rank
27th
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- Jamaica
- Middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 23.7% against 10.5% in Middle income, a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.3 times Middle income's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 27th of 157 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 11.0% | 13.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 11.5% | 12.8% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 10.7% | 13.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Jamaica or Middle income?
- Jamaica, at 23.7% against 10.5% in Middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Jamaica and Middle income?
- 13.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Middle income?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Middle income rank globally for tax revenue?
- Jamaica ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 27th 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.