Which has higher tax revenue, Jamaica or North America?

Jamaica, at 23.7% against 11.0% in North America as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North America?

33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.

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.

Jamaica vs North America: Tax revenue

Jamaica

23.7%

in 2020

North America

11.0%

in 2024

Jamaica rank

24th

North America rank

22nd

Tax revenue over time

Jamaica
North America

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 23.7% against 11.0% in North America, a difference of 12.7%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.1 times North America's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 24th and North America ranks 22nd of 157 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	North America	Difference	Ahead
1980s	24.0%	10.7%	13.3%	Jamaica
1990s	21.7%	11.3%	10.4%	Jamaica
2000s	23.6%	10.8%	12.8%	Jamaica
2010s	24.3%	10.4%	13.9%	Jamaica
2020s	23.7%	10.4%	13.2%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Jamaica or North America?: Jamaica, at 23.7% against 11.0% in North America as of 2020.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Jamaica and North America?: 12.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North America?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
How do Jamaica and North America rank globally for tax revenue?: Jamaica ranks 24th and North America ranks 22nd 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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Indicator: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.