Malta: Taxes on international trade

The latest value from 2014 is 0.95 percent, an increase from 0.37 percent in 2007. In comparison, the world average is 8.43 percent, based on data from 115 countries. Historically, the average for Malta from 1972 to 2014 is 13.67 percent. The minimum value, 0.37 percent, was reached in 2007 while the maximum of 25.82 percent was recorded in 1992. 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.