Paying taxes: Time in Jamaica
Jamaica: Paying taxes: Time was 268 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Jamaica, 2005–2019
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Jamaica
- 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) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6678 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 966.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 620.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.4081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.5108 (2050)
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
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.