Philippines: Taxes on international trade

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 Philippines

Taxes on international trade, percent of total revenue

 Latest value 20.76
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2024
 Average 20.97
 Min - Max 16.53 - 29.97
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 20.76 percent, a decline from 23.1 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 5.90 percent, based on data from 67 countries. Historically, the average for the Philippines from 1990 to 2024 is 20.97 percent. The minimum value, 16.53 percent, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 29.97 percent was recorded in 1993. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Philippines: Taxes on international trade
 2024 20.76
 2023 23.10
 2022 24.34
 2021 21.41
 2020 18.83
 2019 20.10
 2018 20.92
 2017 18.53




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 73.76 2025 billion U.S. dollars
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 Primary budget balance -1.20 2024 percent
 Government expenditure 1,353.73 Q2/2026 billion
 Tax revenue 14.37 2024 percent
 Taxes on goods and services 25.29 2024 percent
 Taxes on international trade 20.76 2024 percent
 Income and profits taxes 34.71 2024 percent
 Foreign aid 1,842.69 2023 million U.S. dollars
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