Jordan’s revenues from income and sales taxes stood at JD5.213 billion ($7.35 billion) in 2021, its Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD) has announced.
The number in 2020 was JD4.637 billion ($6.59 billion), which means the tax collection in 2021 was 12 percent higher.
In a statement, ISTD Director General Hossam Abu Ali said that the sales tax in 2021 reached JD4.037 billion ($5.69 billion), up from JD3.534 billion ($4.98 billion) in 2020.
This, Ali said was an increase in sales tax collection of 14 percent.
Meanwhile, revenues collected as income tax in 2021 reached JD1.176 billion ($1.66 billion), up from JD1.103 billion ($1.56 billion) in 2020, he added.
This meant Jordan saw an increase of 7 percent in income tax collection from 2020 to 2021.
Abu Ali attributed the increases to the impact of resuming economic activities, economic growth, and tax reforms.
