Jamaica vs Uruguay: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Jamaica
191.25 billion current LCU
in 2020
Uruguay
219.47 billion current LCU
in 2024
Jamaica rank
66th
Uruguay rank
63rd

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

  • Jamaica
  • Uruguay
050.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B197219982024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 219.47 billion current LCU against 191.25 billion current LCU in Jamaica, a difference of 28.21 billion current LCU.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 153 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 2.48 billion current LCU 69.76 million current LCU 2.41 billion current LCU Jamaica
1990s 18.04 billion current LCU 3.95 billion current LCU 14.09 billion current LCU Jamaica
2000s 76.60 billion current LCU 15.19 billion current LCU 61.41 billion current LCU Jamaica
2010s 147.62 billion current LCU 95.78 billion current LCU 51.85 billion current LCU Jamaica
2020s 191.25 billion current LCU 156.05 billion current LCU 35.21 billion current LCU Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Jamaica or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 219.47 billion current LCU against 191.25 billion current LCU in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Jamaica and Uruguay?
28.21 billion current LCU, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?
33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
Jamaica ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 4,587 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.