Equatorial Guinea: Taxes on international trade

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 Equatorial Guinea

Taxes on international trade, percent of total revenue

 Latest value 1.13
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2006 - 2022
 Average 1.00
 Min - Max 0.24 - 1.85
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2022 is 1.13 percent, a decline from 1.26 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 6.39 percent, based on data from 92 countries. Historically, the average for Equatorial Guinea from 2006 to 2022 is 1 percent. The minimum value, 0.24 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 1.85 percent was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Equatorial Guinea: Taxes on international trade
 2022 1.13
 2021 1.26
 2020 1.46
 2019 1.61
 2018 1.34
 2017 1.65
 2016 1.85
 2015 0.86




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.

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 Government spending, in dollars 4.16 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -0.55 2024 percent
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 Taxes on goods and services 3.95 2022 percent
 Taxes on international trade 1.13 2022 percent
 Income and profits taxes 19.75 2022 percent
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