Barbados vs Jamaica: Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative

Barbados
30.74 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica
30.7 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Barbados rank
2nd
Jamaica rank
3rd

Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative over time

  • Barbados
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 30.74 Percentage of GDP against 30.7 Percentage of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.04 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 2nd and Jamaica ranks 3rd of 29 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Jamaica Difference Ahead
1990s 26.63 Percentage of GDP 19.89 Percentage of GDP 6.74 Percentage of GDP Barbados
2000s 28.2 Percentage of GDP 23.54 Percentage of GDP 4.66 Percentage of GDP Barbados
2010s 27.75 Percentage of GDP 25.99 Percentage of GDP 1.76 Percentage of GDP Barbados
2020s 29.76 Percentage of GDP 30.6 Percentage of GDP 0.842 Percentage of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative, Barbados or Jamaica?
Barbados, at 30.74 Percentage of GDP against 30.7 Percentage of GDP in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative between Barbados and Jamaica?
0.04 Percentage of GDP, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative?
Barbados ranks 2nd and Jamaica ranks 3rd of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
31 places, 1,024 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.