Jamaica vs Maldives: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Jamaica
15.6%
in 2022
Maldives
15.0%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
11th
Maldives rank
13th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Jamaica
- Maldives
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 15.6% against 15.0% in Maldives, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 11th and Maldives ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 2.6% | 6.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 8.9% | 4.6% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 10.7% | 4.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Jamaica or Maldives?
- Jamaica, at 15.6% against 15.0% in Maldives as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Jamaica and Maldives?
- 0.6%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Jamaica ranks 11th and Maldives ranks 13th 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.