Afghanistan vs Jamaica: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Afghanistan
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 50.83 billion current LCU against 45.92 billion current LCU in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.91 billion current LCU.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Jamaica ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 54th and Jamaica ranks 52nd of 155 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.21 billion current LCU | 23.66 billion current LCU | 8.44 billion current LCU | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 32.27 billion current LCU | 41.56 billion current LCU | 9.29 billion current LCU | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Afghanistan or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 50.83 billion current LCU against 45.92 billion current LCU in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Afghanistan and Jamaica?
- 4.91 billion current LCU, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Jamaica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Jamaica rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Afghanistan ranks 54th and Jamaica ranks 52nd of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.