Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Jamaica or United States of America?

Jamaica, at 27.3% against 27.1% in United States of America as of 2017.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States of America?

28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs United States of America: Tax revenue as share of GDP

Jamaica

27.3%

in 2017

United States of America

27.1%

in 2017

Jamaica rank

38th

United States of America rank

39th

Tax revenue as share of GDP over time

Jamaica
United States of America

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 27.3% against 27.1% in United States of America, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Jamaica ranks 38th and United States of America ranks 39th of 77 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19.7%	26.6%	6.9%	United States of America
2000s	23.5%	25.7%	2.2%	United States of America
2010s	25.4%	25.3%	0.1%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Jamaica or United States of America?: Jamaica, at 27.3% against 27.1% in United States of America as of 2017.
What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Jamaica and United States of America?: 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States of America?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Jamaica and United States of America rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?: Jamaica ranks 38th and United States of America ranks 39th of 77 countries.
Where does this data come from?: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Unit: %
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 77 places, 1,982 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.