Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 9.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Jamaica, 1988–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2020, customs and other import duties in Jamaica stood at 9.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Jamaica peaked at 20.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2015.
That places Jamaica 56th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 20.0% | — |
| 1989 | 19.7% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | -16.6% |
| 1995 | 13.5% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 12.6% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +0.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 9.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 9.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.5%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.9% | 19.7% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 10.7% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Jamaica?
- Customs and other import duties in Jamaica was 9.0% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for customs and other import duties?
- Jamaica ranks 56th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.