Barbados vs Jamaica: Taxes on international trade

Barbados
8.6%
in 2016
Jamaica
8.8%
in 2020
Barbados rank
45th
Jamaica rank
43rd

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Barbados
  • Jamaica
051015198820042020

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 8.8% against 8.6% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Jamaica ahead.

Barbados ranks 45th and Jamaica ranks 43rd of 154 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 8.7% 9.3% 0.6% Jamaica
2010s 8.6% 9.7% 1.2% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Barbados or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 8.8% against 8.6% in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Barbados and Jamaica?
0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Barbados ranks 45th 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

Indicator
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,959 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.