Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Jamaica
Jamaica: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 38.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
38.8%
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
134th
of 189 countries
All-time high
51.2%
in 2010
All-time low
38.8%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Jamaica, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Jamaica stood at 38.8%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Jamaica peaked at 51.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 43.9% | — |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | -9.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 38.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 77% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 38.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 42.9% | 51.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 38.8% | 42.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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: total tax in Jamaica?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Jamaica was 38.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Jamaica ranks 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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