Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica
Jamaica: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 64.95 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica stood at 64.95.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.2% over five years.
Jamaica ranks 125th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 53.58 | — |
| 2016 | 65.1 | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 65.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.79 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.95 | +0.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 64.95 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.14, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 64.95 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.41, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica?
- Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica was 64.95 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.58 in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Jamaica ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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, as well as the postfiling procedures to request and process a VAT refund claim and to comply with and complete a corporate income tax correction. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.