Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Jamaica
Jamaica: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 13.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Jamaica, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 13.4% for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Jamaica peaked at 13.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2012.
Jamaica ranks 102nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.0% | — |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.9% | 13.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 102 Montenegro 13.4% compare
- 102 Puerto Rico 13.4% compare
- 105 Cyprus 13.0% compare
- 105 Kuwait 13.0% compare
- 105 Marshall Islands 13.0% compare
- 105 Oman 13.0% compare
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: labor tax and contributions in Jamaica?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Jamaica was 13.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- Jamaica ranks 102nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.