Jamaica vs Nigeria: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score

Jamaica
87.3%
in 2019
Nigeria
87.8%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
80th
Nigeria rank
78th

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score over time

  • Jamaica
  • Nigeria
020406080100200520122019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 87.8% against 87.3% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nigeria ahead.

Jamaica ranks 80th and Nigeria ranks 78th of 191 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 68.5% 92.0% 23.5% Nigeria
2010s 80.3% 89.4% 9.2% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score, Jamaica or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 87.8% against 87.3% in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score between Jamaica and Nigeria?
0.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nigeria?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Nigeria rank globally for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Jamaica ranks 80th and Nigeria ranks 78th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.