Benin: Taxes on international trade
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| Benin |
Taxes on international trade, percent of total revenue |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 41.22 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1977 - 1979 |
| Average | 38.32 |
| Min - Max | 34.37 - 41.22 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 1979 is 41.22 percent, an increase from 39.38 percent in 1978. In comparison, the world average is 13.24 percent, based on data from 45 countries. Historically, the average for Benin from 1977 to 1979 is 38.32 percent. The minimum value, 34.37 percent, was reached in 1977 while the maximum of 41.22 percent was recorded in 1979.
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Definition: Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Government spending, in dollars | 2.18 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -3.06 | 2024 | percent |
| Primary budget balance | -1.28 | 2024 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 10.79 | 1979 | percent |
| Commercial tax rate | 48.90 | 2019 | percent |
| Tax preparation time | 270 | 2019 | hours |
| Taxes on goods and services | 8.50 | 1979 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 41.22 | 1979 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 9.57 | 1979 | percent |
| Foreign aid | 1,034.93 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Government debt | 53.44 | 2024 | percent |
| Sovereign debt average maturity | 8.05 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term government debt | 2.69 | 2024 | percent |