Jamaica vs Mauritius: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Jamaica
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 16.1% against 16.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 20th and Mauritius ranks 19th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 8.7% | 1.6% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 0.3% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.3% | 1.4% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 16.1% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Jamaica or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 16.1% against 16.0% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Jamaica and Mauritius?
- 0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mauritius?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Mauritius rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Jamaica ranks 20th and Mauritius ranks 19th 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.