Portugal: Taxes on international trade

The latest value from 2002 is 0 percent, unchanged from 0 percent in 2001. In comparison, the world average is 10.98 percent, based on data from 86 countries. Historically, the average for Portugal from 1975 to 2002 is 3.34 percent. The minimum value, 0 percent, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 9.89 percent was recorded in 1976. 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.