Jamaica vs Liechtenstein: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Jamaica
27.8%
in 2023
Liechtenstein
28.1%
in 2020
Jamaica rank
50th
Liechtenstein rank
47th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Jamaica
- Liechtenstein
How they compare
Liechtenstein currently reports 28.1% against 27.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 50th and Liechtenstein ranks 47th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Liechtenstein in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Liechtenstein | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 20.8% | 0.6% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 22.2% | 1.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 20.6% | 4.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 28.1% | 2.2% | Liechtenstein |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Jamaica or Liechtenstein?
- Liechtenstein, at 28.1% against 27.8% in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Jamaica and Liechtenstein?
- 0.3%, with Liechtenstein ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Liechtenstein?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Liechtenstein rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Jamaica ranks 50th and Liechtenstein ranks 47th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.