Paying taxes: Payments in Jamaica
Jamaica: Paying taxes: Payments was 11 number per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Paying taxes: Payments in Jamaica, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Jamaica stood at 11 number per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 84.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Jamaica peaked at 72 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11 number per year, in 2018.
That places Jamaica 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paying taxes: Payments in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 72 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36 number per year | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 36 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37 number per year | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 12 number per year | -67.6% |
| 2017 | 12 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 number per year | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 11 number per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number per year, 73% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 11 number per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28 number per year, 39% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72 number per year | 72 number per year | 72 number per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.5 number per year | 11 number per year | 72 number per year | 10 |
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: payments in Jamaica?
- Paying taxes: payments in Jamaica was 11 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 72 number per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 number per year in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for paying taxes: payments?
- Jamaica ranks 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.