Bangladesh vs Jamaica: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Bangladesh
- Jamaica
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 9.3% against 8.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 41st and Jamaica ranks 43rd of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 9.7% | 19.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 10.2% | 8.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.8% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Bangladesh or Jamaica?
- Bangladesh, at 9.3% against 8.8% in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Bangladesh and Jamaica?
- 0.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Jamaica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Jamaica rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Bangladesh ranks 41st and Jamaica ranks 43rd of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.