Jamaica vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Tax revenue
Jamaica
23.7%
in 2020
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
23.8%
in 2017
Jamaica rank
24th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
23rd
Tax revenue over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 23.8% against 23.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 24th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 23rd of 157 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.7% | 19.6% | 2.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 20.6% | 3.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 22.3% | 1.8% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Jamaica or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 23.8% against 23.7% in Jamaica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.1%, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for tax revenue?
- Jamaica ranks 24th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 23rd 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.