Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Jamaica
Jamaica: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes was 79.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Jamaica, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 79.5% for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Jamaica peaked at 94.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 2009.
That places Jamaica 20th out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.5% | — |
| 2001 | 73.7% | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.8% | 63.1% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 71.9% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 79.5% | 79.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More infrastructure data for Jamaica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 453,882 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1599 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 453,882 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Jamaica?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Jamaica was 79.5% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Jamaica ranks 20th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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