What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Jamaica?

Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Jamaica was 0.805 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Jamaica?

The highest recorded value was 0.811 in 2017.

What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Jamaica?

The lowest recorded value was 0.195 in 1930.

How does Jamaica rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?

Jamaica ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Jamaica data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Jamaica

Name: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Jamaica
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jamaica: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.805 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.805

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

27th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.811

in 2017

All-time low

0.195

in 1930

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Jamaica, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Jamaica is 0.805, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Jamaica peaked at 0.811 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.195, in 1930.

That places Jamaica 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Jamaica, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.2	—
1901	0.2	+0.0%
1902	0.2	+0.0%
1903	0.2	+0.0%
1904	0.2	+0.0%
1905	0.2	+0.0%
1906	0.199	-0.5%
1907	0.199	+0.0%
1908	0.199	+0.0%
1909	0.199	+0.0%
1910	0.199	+0.0%
1911	0.199	+0.0%
1912	0.199	+0.0%
1913	0.199	+0.0%
1914	0.199	+0.0%
1915	0.199	+0.0%
1916	0.199	+0.0%
1917	0.199	+0.0%
1918	0.199	+0.0%
1919	0.202	+1.5%
1920	0.196	-3.0%
1921	0.196	+0.0%
1922	0.196	+0.0%
1923	0.196	+0.0%
1924	0.196	+0.0%
1925	0.201	+2.6%
1926	0.201	+0.0%
1927	0.201	+0.0%
1928	0.201	+0.0%
1929	0.201	+0.0%
1930	0.195	-3.0%
1931	0.195	+0.0%
1932	0.195	+0.0%
1933	0.195	+0.0%
1934	0.195	+0.0%
1935	0.2	+2.6%
1936	0.2	+0.0%
1937	0.201	+0.5%
1938	0.207	+3.0%
1939	0.205	-1.0%
1940	0.204	-0.5%
1941	0.204	+0.0%
1942	0.204	+0.0%
1943	0.204	+0.0%
1944	0.289	+41.7%
1945	0.305	+5.5%
1946	0.305	+0.0%
1947	0.314	+3.0%
1948	0.314	+0.0%
1949	0.314	+0.0%
1950	0.306	-2.5%
1951	0.306	+0.0%
1952	0.308	+0.7%
1953	0.426	+38.3%
1954	0.487	+14.3%
1955	0.494	+1.4%
1956	0.523	+5.9%
1957	0.523	+0.0%
1958	0.523	+0.0%
1959	0.513	-1.9%
1960	0.511	-0.4%
1961	0.511	+0.0%
1962	0.543	+6.3%
1963	0.546	+0.6%
1964	0.546	+0.0%
1965	0.541	-0.9%
1966	0.541	+0.0%
1967	0.515	-4.8%
1968	0.51	-1.0%
1969	0.518	+1.6%
1970	0.521	+0.6%
1971	0.521	+0.0%
1972	0.52	-0.2%
1973	0.515	-1.0%
1974	0.512	-0.6%
1975	0.512	+0.0%
1976	0.511	-0.2%
1977	0.469	-8.2%
1978	0.466	-0.6%
1979	0.475	+1.9%
1980	0.499	+5.1%
1981	0.473	-5.2%
1982	0.473	+0.0%
1983	0.475	+0.4%
1984	0.536	+12.8%
1985	0.537	+0.2%
1986	0.537	+0.0%
1987	0.537	+0.0%
1988	0.537	+0.0%
1989	0.56	+4.3%
1990	0.577	+3.0%
1991	0.577	+0.0%
1992	0.577	+0.0%
1993	0.608	+5.4%
1994	0.623	+2.5%
1995	0.627	+0.6%
1996	0.628	+0.2%
1997	0.642	+2.2%
1998	0.67	+4.4%
1999	0.67	+0.0%
2000	0.675	+0.7%
2001	0.675	+0.0%
2002	0.695	+3.0%
2003	0.743	+6.9%
2004	0.743	+0.0%
2005	0.751	+1.1%
2006	0.756	+0.7%
2007	0.762	+0.8%
2008	0.774	+1.6%
2009	0.774	+0.0%
2010	0.774	+0.0%
2011	0.767	-0.9%
2012	0.784	+2.2%
2013	0.798	+1.8%
2014	0.798	+0.0%
2015	0.798	+0.0%
2016	0.804	+0.8%
2017	0.811	+0.9%
2018	0.807	-0.5%
2019	0.81	+0.4%
2020	0.808	-0.2%
2021	0.801	-0.9%
2022	0.798	-0.4%
2023	0.798	+0.0%
2024	0.798	+0.0%
2025	0.805	+0.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.1996	0.199	0.2	10
1910s	0.1993	0.199	0.202	10
1920s	0.1985	0.196	0.201	10
1930s	0.1988	0.195	0.207	10
1940s	0.2657	0.204	0.314	10
1950s	0.4409	0.306	0.523	10
1960s	0.5282	0.51	0.546	10
1970s	0.5022	0.466	0.521	10
1980s	0.5164	0.473	0.56	10
1990s	0.6199	0.577	0.67	10
2000s	0.7348	0.675	0.774	10
2010s	0.7951	0.767	0.811	10
2020s	0.8013	0.798	0.808	6

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Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 615.69 current US$ per person (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 97,953 current LCU per person (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0612 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 489.66 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 57,275 constant LCU per person (2025)
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Jamaica?: Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Jamaica was 0.805 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 0.811 in 2017.
What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.195 in 1930.
How does Jamaica rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?: Jamaica ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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