Jordan vs Low & middle income: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Jordan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 44.6% against 33.4% in Low & middle income, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.3 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 18th of 156 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 31.7% | 6.1% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 34.6% | 7.5% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 34.4% | 13.4% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Jordan or Low & middle income?
- Jordan, at 44.6% against 33.4% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Jordan and Low & middle income?
- 11.2%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Low & middle income?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Low & middle income rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Jordan ranks 20th and Low & middle income 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.