Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jamaica
Jamaica: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 27.77 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jamaica, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jamaica stood at 27.77. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jamaica peaked at 27.77 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.14, in 1992.
That places Jamaica 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.07 | — |
| 1981 | 23.08 | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 24.25 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 21.57 | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 21.89 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 23.59 | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 22.14 | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 19.14 | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 21.33 | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 21.1 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 21.74 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 20.11 | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 19.91 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 20.85 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 21.89 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 22.49 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 21.41 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 21.86 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 24.07 | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 23.75 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 22.39 | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 23.13 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 23.86 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 24.11 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 24.01 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 23.97 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 23.36 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 23.47 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 23.57 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 23.33 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 24.34 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 25.12 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 25.82 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 26.27 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 26.96 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 25.99 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 26.03 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 27.31 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 27.77 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.17 | 20.07 | 24.25 | 5 |
| 1990s | 21.18 | 19.14 | 23.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.11 | 21.41 | 24.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.62 | 23.33 | 26.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.77 | 25.99 | 27.77 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 47 Liechtenstein 28.14 compare
- 48 South Africa 28.13 compare
- 49 Nicaragua 27.78 compare
- 51 Eswatini 27.73 compare
- 52 Romania 27.54 compare
- 53 Seychelles 27.24 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Jamaica
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,140 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jamaica?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jamaica was 27.77 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 27.77 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.14 in 1992.
- How does Jamaica rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Jamaica ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.