Jamaica vs Nicaragua: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Jamaica
27.8%
in 2023
Nicaragua
27.8%
in 2022
Jamaica rank
50th
Nicaragua rank
49th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Jamaica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 27.8% against 27.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 50th and Nicaragua ranks 49th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 13.7% | 7.2% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 16.7% | 6.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 22.2% | 2.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 26.7% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 27.8% against 27.8% in Jamaica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Jamaica and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Nicaragua rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Jamaica ranks 50th and Nicaragua ranks 49th 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.