Tax revenues vs income inequality in Jamaica
Jamaica: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 27.77 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27.77
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
50th
of 186 countries
All-time high
27.77
in 2023
All-time low
19.14
in 1992
Years of data
39
1980–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Jamaica, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Jamaica stood at 27.77. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Jamaica peaked at 27.77 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.14, in 1992.
That places Jamaica 50th out of 186 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 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
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.36 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,140 (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 revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.77 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.358 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.99 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Jamaica?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Jamaica was 27.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 27.77 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.14 in 1992.
- How does Jamaica rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Jamaica ranks 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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