How does Jamaica rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?

Jamaica ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Jamaica

Name: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Jamaica
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Jamaica: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 86.67 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

86.67

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

65th

of 188 countries

All-time high

86.67

in 2018

All-time low

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Jamaica, 2005–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 86.67 for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.6% over five years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Jamaica peaked at 86.67 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.

That places Jamaica 65th out of 188 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0	0	0	5
2010s	52.17	0	86.67	10

Countries ranked near Jamaica

63 United States 87.33 compare
64 India 86.77 compare
65 Australia 86.67 compare
65 Belgium 86.67 compare
65 Hungary 86.67 compare
65 Kiribati 86.67 compare
65 Palau 86.67 compare
65 Taiwan 86.67 compare
65 Zambia 86.67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Jamaica?: Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Jamaica was 86.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 86.67 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
How does Jamaica rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?: Jamaica ranks 65th out of 188 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: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for tax payments 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.