Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Jamaica
Jamaica: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 87.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Jamaica, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 87.3% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Jamaica peaked at 90.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2008.
Jamaica ranks 80th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 68.5% | — |
| 2006 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 87.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 87.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.7%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.5% | 68.5% | 68.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 70.3% | 90.2% | 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: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Jamaica?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Jamaica was 87.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
- Jamaica ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for total tax and contribution rate 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.