Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Jamaica

Jamaica: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 64.88 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
64.88
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
129th
of 186 countries
All-time high
64.88
in 2015
All-time low
41.99
in 2008
Years of data
11
2005–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Jamaica, 2005–2015

02040602005201020152005: 422006: 422007: 422008: 422009: 422010: 42.62011: 42.72012: 602013: 60.12014: 62.82015: 64.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Jamaica stood at 64.88. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Jamaica peaked at 64.88 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.99, in 2008.

That places Jamaica 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Jamaica, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 41.99 —
2006 41.99 +0.0%
2007 41.99 +0.0%
2008 41.99 -0.0%
2009 41.99 +0.0%
2010 42.59 +1.4%
2011 42.67 +0.2%
2012 60.04 +40.7%
2013 60.1 +0.1%
2014 62.76 +4.4%
2015 64.88 +3.4%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 64.88 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 90% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 64.88 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.25, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.99 41.99 41.99 5
2010s 55.51 42.59 64.88 6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 126 Maldives 65.31 compare
  2. 127 Uruguay 65.25 compare
  3. 128 Kenya 65.23 compare
  4. 130 Palau 64.65 compare
  5. 131 Grenada 64.46 compare
  6. 132 China 64.39 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Jamaica?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Jamaica was 64.88 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 64.88 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 41.99 in 2008.
How does Jamaica rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Jamaica ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,013 data points, 2005–2015
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The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.