Bhutan: Taxes on international trade

The latest value from 2020 is 2.87 percent, a decline from 5.45 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 7.37 percent, based on data from 109 countries. Historically, the average for Bhutan from 1982 to 2020 is 1.51 percent. The minimum value, 0.12 percent, was reached in 1982 while the maximum of 5.45 percent was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.