Barbados vs Jamaica: Taxes on goods and services
Barbados
45.9%
in 2016
Jamaica
45.8%
in 2020
Barbados rank
17th
Jamaica rank
18th
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 45.9% against 45.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 17th and Jamaica ranks 18th of 156 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.9% | 37.6% | 5.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 45.2% | 1.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 45.9% against 45.8% in Jamaica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Barbados ranks 17th and Jamaica ranks 18th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.