Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Jamaica
Jamaica: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 24.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
24.3%
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
93rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
36.2%
in 2010
All-time low
24.3%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Jamaica, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Jamaica is 24.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Jamaica peaked at 36.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2022.
Jamaica ranks 93rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29.6% | — |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 26.2% | 36.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 24.3% | 27.9% | 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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.046 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0474 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Jamaica?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Jamaica was 24.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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