Taxes on international trade - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Taxes on international trade, percent of total revenue, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 99 countries was 7.43 percent. The highest value was in Palestine: 37.6 percent and the lowest value was in Latvia: -0.01 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Taxes on international trade, 2021 Global rank Available data
Palestine 37.6 1 2005 - 2021
Swaziland 35.49 2 1999 - 2021
Namibia 27.26 3 1990 - 2022
Sri Lanka 24.1 4 1990 - 2022
Ivory Coast 23.92 5 1995 - 2022
Argentina 21.97 6 2002 - 2022
Philippines 21.41 7 1990 - 2022
Botswana 20.7 8 1990 - 2022
Nepal 19.87 9 1990 - 2021
Gabon 19.83 10 2012 - 2021
Maldives 17.7 11 1979 - 2021
Kazakhstan 17.17 12 2005 - 2021
Ethiopia 17.12 13 1990 - 2022
Togo 16.47 14 2004 - 2022
Belarus 16.39 15 1992 - 2022
C.A. Republic 15.86 16 2004 - 2021
Bahamas 15.67 17 1990 - 2022
Tanzania 15.33 18 2009 - 2022
Fiji 13.42 19 1990 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 13.29 20 2013 - 2022
Madagascar 13.13 21 1990 - 2022
Russia 12.69 22 2002 - 2022
Senegal 12.42 23 2015 - 2022
Cameroon 11.24 24 1990 - 2021
Burkina Faso 10.63 25 2002 - 2022
Burundi 9.99 26 1991 - 2021
Ghana 9.91 27 1990 - 2022
Lesotho 9.83 28 1984 - 2022
Cambodia 9.79 29 2002 - 2021
Bangladesh 9.32 30 2001 - 2021
Ecuador 8.94 31 2013 - 2022
Mongolia 8.75 32 1992 - 2021
Uganda 8.59 33 2015 - 2022
Kenya 8.16 34 2014 - 2021
Vanuatu 7.07 35 1990 - 2021
Samoa 7.05 36 2012 - 2021
Paraguay 6.8 37 2005 - 2022
Costa Rica 6.7 38 2002 - 2022
R. of Congo 6.64 39 2001 - 2021
Malawi 6.58 40 2009 - 2022
Mozambique 6.17 41 2010 - 2022
North Macedonia 5.87 42 2005 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 5.64 43 2003 - 2022
Papua N.G. 5.62 44 1990 - 2022
DR Congo 5.58 45 1990 - 2022
Tajikistan 5.18 46 1998 - 2022
Armenia 5.13 47 2004 - 2022
Zambia 4.92 48 1990 - 2021
Moldova 4.56 49 2002 - 2022
Azerbaijan 4.51 50 2008 - 2021
Laos 4.45 51 2008 - 2022
Guatemala 4.34 52 1990 - 2022
Uzbekistan 4.04 53 2011 - 2021
El Salvador 4.01 54 2002 - 2021
Morocco 3.98 55 1990 - 2022
Panama 3.79 56 2014 - 2021
Indonesia 3.63 57 2008 - 2022
Serbia 3.54 58 2007 - 2022
South Africa 3.34 59 1997 - 2022
Australia 3.32 60 1972 - 2022
Thailand 3.29 61 2002 - 2022
Nicaragua 3.16 62 1990 - 2022
USA 3.1 63 1989 - 2022
Ukraine 2.97 64 1999 - 2022
Kiribati 2.95 65 2010 - 2022
China 2.94 66 2005 - 2022
Brazil 2.52 67 2010 - 2022
Lebanon 2.52 68 1997 - 2021
Colombia 2.19 69 1998 - 2022
Turkey 2.19 70 2008 - 2022
Albania 2.02 71 1998 - 2021
Malaysia 2.01 72 1996 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 1.94 73 2010 - 2022
Mexico 1.82 74 1991 - 2022
Switzerland 1.48 75 1990 - 2022
Canada 1.39 76 1990 - 2022
South Korea 1.38 77 2012 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 1.26 78 2006 - 2022
Mauritius 1.15 79 2002 - 2022
Japan 1.11 80 1972 - 2022
Peru 0.92 81 1995 - 2021
Chile 0.84 82 1972 - 2022
Israel 0.76 83 2000 - 2022
UK 0.63 84 1972 - 2022
San Marino 0.58 85 2002 - 2022
Georgia 0.56 86 1995 - 2022
Iceland 0.43 87 1990 - 2022
Cyprus 0.21 88 1995 - 2022
Norway 0.21 89 1995 - 2022
Bulgaria 0.05 90 1990 - 2022
Denmark 0.04 91 2012 - 2022
Romania 0.04 92 1995 - 2022
Greece 0.03 93 1995 - 2022
UA Emirates 0.02 94 2011 - 2022
France 0.01 95 1995 - 2022
Netherlands 0.01 96 1995 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 0 97 2005 - 2022
Slovakia 0 98 1995 - 2022
Latvia -0.01 99 1995 - 2021



Definition: Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.

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1. Palestine
2. Swaziland
3. Namibia
4. Sri Lanka
5. Ivory Coast
6. Argentina
7. Philippines
8. Botswana
9. Nepal
10. Gabon
11. Maldives
12. Kazakhstan
13. Ethiopia
14. Togo
15. Belarus
16. C.A. Republic
17. Bahamas
18. Tanzania
19. Fiji
20. Kyrgyzstan
21. Madagascar
22. Russia
23. Senegal
24. Cameroon
25. Burkina Faso
26. Burundi
27. Ghana
28. Lesotho
29. Cambodia
30. Bangladesh
31. Ecuador
32. Mongolia
33. Uganda
34. Kenya
35. Vanuatu
36. Samoa
37. Paraguay
38. Costa Rica
39. R. of Congo
40. Malawi
41. Mozambique
42. North Macedonia
43. Domin. Rep.
44. Papua N.G.
45. DR Congo
46. Tajikistan
47. Armenia
48. Zambia
49. Moldova
50. Azerbaijan
51. Laos
52. Guatemala
53. Uzbekistan
54. El Salvador
55. Morocco
56. Panama
57. Indonesia
58. Serbia
59. South Africa
60. Australia
61. Thailand
62. Nicaragua
63. USA
64. Ukraine
65. Kiribati
66. China
67. Brazil
68. Lebanon
69. Colombia
70. Turkey
71. Albania
72. Malaysia
73. Saudi Arabia
74. Mexico
75. Switzerland
76. Canada
77. South Korea
78. Eq. Guinea
79. Mauritius
80. Japan
81. Peru
82. Chile
83. Israel
84. UK
85. San Marino
86. Georgia
87. Iceland
88. Cyprus
89. Norway
90. Bulgaria
91. Denmark
92. Romania
93. Greece
94. UA Emirates
95. France
96. Netherlands
97. Bosnia & Herz.
98. Slovakia
99. Latvia
37.60
35.49
27.26
24.10
23.92
21.97
21.41
20.70
19.87
19.83
17.70
17.17
17.12
16.47
16.39
15.86
15.67
15.33
13.42
13.29
13.13
12.69
12.42
11.24
10.63
9.99
9.91
9.83
9.79
9.32
8.94
8.75
8.59
8.16
7.07
7.05
6.80
6.70
6.64
6.58
6.17
5.87
5.64
5.62
5.58
5.18
5.13
4.92
4.56
4.51
4.45
4.34
4.04
4.01
3.98
3.79
3.63
3.54
3.34
3.32
3.29
3.16
3.10
2.97
2.95
2.94
2.52
2.52
2.19
2.19
2.02
2.01
1.94
1.82
1.48
1.39
1.38
1.26
1.15
1.11
0.92
0.84
0.76
0.63
0.58
0.56
0.43
0.21
0.21
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
-0.01
-0.01
9.4
18.8
28.2
37.6


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