Euro area vs Jamaica: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Euro area
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 8.8% against 0.3% in Euro area, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 25.6 times Euro area's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 41st and Jamaica ranks 43rd of 41 groups.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 12.3% | 11.6% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 10.4% | 9.9% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Euro area or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 8.8% against 0.3% in Euro area as of 2020.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Euro area and Jamaica?
- 8.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Jamaica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2004.
- How do Euro area and Jamaica rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Euro area ranks 41st and Jamaica ranks 43rd of 41 groups.
- 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.