Bahamas vs Jordan: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Bahamas
11.4%
in 2023
Jordan
11.3%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
45th
Jordan rank
48th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Bahamas
- Jordan
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 11.4% against 11.3% in Jordan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Jordan ahead.
Bahamas ranks 45th and Jordan ranks 48th of 187 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 2.5% | 1.6% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 7.7% | 7.0% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 11.5% | 9.4% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 10.5% | 5.2% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.8% | 0.1% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Bahamas or Jordan?
- Bahamas, at 11.4% against 11.3% in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Bahamas and Jordan?
- 0.1%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jordan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Jordan rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Bahamas ranks 45th and Jordan ranks 48th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.