Finland vs Jamaica: Taxes on goods and services
Finland
15.8%
in 2024
Jamaica
16.0%
in 2020
Finland rank
23rd
Jamaica rank
20th
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Finland
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 16.0% against 15.8% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 20th of 154 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 10.3% | 6.3% | Finland |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 11.7% | 4.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 15.7% | 1.4% | Finland |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.0% | 1.1% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Finland or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 16.0% against 15.8% in Finland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Finland and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Jamaica?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
- How do Finland and Jamaica rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Finland ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 20th of 154 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 (% value added of industry and services). 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 value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.