Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Jamaica
Jamaica: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 30.7 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 30.7 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Jamaica peaked at 33.1 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.47 Percentage of GDP, in 1992.
That places Jamaica 37th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.49 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 17.85 Percentage of GDP | -20.6% |
| 1992 | 17.47 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 19.44 Percentage of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 19.53 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 20.78 Percentage of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 19.85 Percentage of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 19.45 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 20.7 Percentage of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 21.32 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 22.21 Percentage of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 21.06 Percentage of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 21.36 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 23.9 Percentage of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 24.72 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 23.3 Percentage of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 24.1 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 24.78 Percentage of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 25.1 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 24.9 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 24.91 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.5 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 24.53 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 24.93 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 24.76 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 25.77 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 26.54 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 27.29 Percentage of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 27.37 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 29.35 Percentage of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 25.66 Percentage of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 31.63 Percentage of GDP | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 33.1 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 31.93 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 30.7 Percentage of GDP | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.89 Percentage of GDP | 17.47 Percentage of GDP | 22.49 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.54 Percentage of GDP | 21.06 Percentage of GDP | 25.1 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.99 Percentage of GDP | 24.5 Percentage of GDP | 29.35 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6 Percentage of GDP | 25.66 Percentage of GDP | 33.1 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.145 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,025 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 0.1449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 14.98 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 119,857 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5984 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Jamaica?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Jamaica was 30.7 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.47 Percentage of GDP in 1992.
- How does Jamaica rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Jamaica ranks 37th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, 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.