Paying taxes: Time in Jamaica

Jamaica: Paying taxes: Time was 268 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
268 hours per year
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
50th
of 187 countries
All-time high
324 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
268 hours per year
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Jamaica, 2005–2019

01002003002005201220192005: 324 hours per year2006: 324 hours per year2007: 324 hours per year2008: 324 hours per year2009: 324 hours per year2010: 324 hours per year2011: 324 hours per year2012: 278 hours per year2013: 278 hours per year2014: 278 hours per year2015: 280 hours per year2016: 272 hours per year2017: 272 hours per year2018: 272 hours per year2019: 268 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Jamaica is 268 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Jamaica peaked at 324 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 268 hours per year, in 2019.

Jamaica ranks 50th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 324 hours per year 324 hours per year 324 hours per year 5
2010s 284.6 hours per year 268 hours per year 324 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 51 Algeria 265 hours per year compare
  2. 52 Armenia 264 hours per year compare
  3. 53 Peru 260 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Jamaica?
Paying taxes: time in Jamaica was 268 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 324 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 268 hours per year in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for paying taxes: time?
Jamaica ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.