Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Jamaica
Jamaica: Taxes as a % of price: other taxes was 1.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1.4%
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
33rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Jamaica, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Jamaica is 1.4%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 1,687.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Jamaica peaked at 2.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Jamaica 33rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.1% | — |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +3050.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
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More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Jamaica?
- Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Jamaica was 1.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: other taxes recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: other taxes recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for taxes as a % of price: other taxes?
- Jamaica ranks 33rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: other taxes rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,687.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: other taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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