Gabon: Taxes on international trade

The latest value from 2021 is 19.83 percent, a decline from 20.09 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 7.22 percent, based on data from 101 countries. Historically, the average for Gabon from 2012 to 2021 is 17.37 percent. The minimum value, 14.88 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 20.78 percent was recorded in 2015. 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.