Taxes on international trade - Country rankings

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Taxes on international trade, percent of total revenue, 2019 - Country rankings:

The average for 2019 based on 116 countries was 5.57 percent.The highest value was in Jamaica: 33.6 percent and the lowest value was in France: -0.01 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2020. 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, 2019 Global rank Available data
Jamaica 33.6 1 1988 - 2019
Somalia 31.35 2 2017 - 2019
Namibia 30.03 3 1990 - 2019
Solomon Isl. 27.43 4 2011 - 2020
Botswana 25.77 5 1990 - 2019
Ivory Coast 24.9 6 1995 - 2019
Philippines 20.1 7 1990 - 2019
Fiji 19.37 8 1990 - 2019
Kazakhstan 18.61 9 1997 - 2019
Bahamas 18.34 10 1990 - 2019
G.-Bissau 18.22 11 2017 - 2019
Sri Lanka 17.56 12 1990 - 2019
Nepal 16.03 13 1990 - 2019
Togo 15.94 14 2004 - 2019
Ethiopia 15.19 15 1990 - 2019
Gabon 14.88 16 2012 - 2019
Argentina 13.16 17 1990 - 2019
Palau 12.28 18 2008 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan 12.05 19 2014 - 2019
Madagascar 11.89 20 1990 - 2019
Lesotho 11.35 21 1984 - 2019
Belarus 10.88 22 1992 - 2019
Cambodia 10.62 23 2002 - 2019
Burkina Faso 10.22 24 2002 - 2019
Ghana 10.13 25 1990 - 2019
Mali 9.88 26 2000 - 2019
Uganda 9.85 27 2015 - 2019
Russia 8.37 28 1998 - 2019
Vanuatu 8.09 29 1990 - 2019
Kenya 7.83 30 2014 - 2019
Malawi 7.8 31 2009 - 2020
Samoa 7.54 32 2012 - 2019
Papua N.G. 6.56 33 1990 - 2019
Armenia 6.02 34 2004 - 2019
Zambia 5.87 35 1990 - 2019
Paraguay 5.79 36 2005 - 2019
Domin. Rep. 5.66 37 1972 - 2019
Mozambique 5.34 38 2010 - 2019
Costa Rica 4.95 39 1972 - 2019
Rwanda 4.8 40 1990 - 2019
Guatemala 4.57 41 1990 - 2019
Lebanon 3.98 42 1997 - 2019
Azerbaijan 3.71 43 1994 - 2019
Jordan 3.57 44 1990 - 2019
El Salvador 3.48 45 1998 - 2019
Morocco 3.44 46 1990 - 2019
South Africa 3.35 47 1972 - 2019
Uruguay 3.29 48 1972 - 2019
Micronesia 3.25 49 2008 - 2019
Australia 3.1 50 1972 - 2019
Moldova 3.07 51 1996 - 2019
Thailand 3.01 52 1972 - 2019
North Macedonia 2.96 53 2005 - 2019
Angola 2.87 54 1999 - 2019
Burma 2.79 55 1973 - 2019
New Zealand 2.71 56 1972 - 2019
Uzbekistan 2.7 57 2011 - 2019
Nicaragua 2.6 58 1990 - 2019
Ukraine 2.41 59 1999 - 2019
Serbia 2.13 60 2007 - 2019
USA 2.08 61 1972 - 2020
Indonesia 2.06 62 1972 - 2019
Brazil 1.99 63 2010 - 2019
Saudi Arabia 1.87 64 2010 - 2019
Eq. Guinea 1.61 65 2006 - 2019
Kiribati 1.53 66 2011 - 2019
Albania 1.5 67 1995 - 2019
Malaysia 1.46 68 1996 - 2019
Mexico 1.46 69 1972 - 2019
Colombia 1.42 70 1998 - 2019
South Korea 1.42 71 1972 - 2019
Turkey 1.37 72 1972 - 2020
Canada 1.26 73 1990 - 2019
Mauritius 1.18 74 1973 - 2019
Peru 0.94 75 1972 - 2019
Iraq 0.89 76 2014 - 2019
Switzerland 0.88 77 1972 - 2019
Chile 0.76 78 1972 - 2019
Israel 0.66 79 1972 - 2019
Georgia 0.59 80 1995 - 2020
San Marino 0.4 81 1995 - 2019
Iceland 0.37 82 1972 - 2019
Norway 0.21 83 1972 - 2019
Cyprus 0.17 84 1972 - 2019
Denmark 0.06 85 1972 - 2019
Bosnia & Herz. 0.05 86 2005 - 2019
UA Emirates 0.05 87 1997 - 2019
Bulgaria 0.03 88 1990 - 2019
Latvia 0.03 89 1994 - 2019
Romania 0.02 90 1972 - 2019
Austria 0 91 1972 - 2019
Belgium 0 92 1995 - 2019
Croatia -0 93 1991 - 2019
Czechia 0 94 1993 - 2019
Estonia 0 95 1991 - 2019
Euro area 0 96 1973 - 2019
Finland 0 97 1972 - 2019
Germany 0 98 1972 - 2019
Greece 0 99 1972 - 2019
Hungary 0 100 1981 - 2019
Ireland 0 101 1972 - 2019
Italy 0 102 1973 - 2019
Lithuania 0 103 1991 - 2019
Luxembourg 0 104 1972 - 2019
Macao 0 105 1996 - 2019
Malta 0 106 1972 - 2019
Netherlands 0 107 1973 - 2019
Poland 0 108 1984 - 2019
Portugal 0 109 1975 - 2019
Singapore 0 110 1972 - 2019
Slovakia 0 111 1995 - 2019
Slovenia 0 112 1992 - 2019
Spain 0 113 1972 - 2019
Sweden 0 114 1972 - 2019
UK 0 115 1972 - 2019
France -0.01 116 1972 - 2019


Definition: Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.
1. Jamaica
2. Somalia
3. Namibia
4. Solomon Isl.
5. Botswana
6. Ivory Coast
7. Philippines
8. Fiji
9. Kazakhstan
10. Bahamas
11. G.-Bissau
12. Sri Lanka
13. Nepal
14. Togo
15. Ethiopia
16. Gabon
17. Argentina
18. Palau
19. Kyrgyzstan
20. Madagascar
21. Lesotho
22. Belarus
23. Cambodia
24. Burkina Faso
25. Ghana
26. Mali
27. Uganda
28. Russia
29. Vanuatu
30. Kenya
31. Malawi
32. Samoa
33. Papua N.G.
34. Armenia
35. Zambia
36. Paraguay
37. Domin. Rep.
38. Mozambique
39. Costa Rica
40. Rwanda
41. Guatemala
42. Lebanon
43. Azerbaijan
44. Jordan
45. El Salvador
46. Morocco
47. South Africa
48. Uruguay
49. Micronesia
50. Australia
51. Moldova
52. Thailand
53. North Macedonia
54. Angola
55. Burma
56. New Zealand
57. Uzbekistan
58. Nicaragua
59. Ukraine
60. Serbia
61. USA
62. Indonesia
63. Brazil
64. Saudi Arabia
65. Eq. Guinea
66. Kiribati
67. Albania
68. Malaysia
69. Mexico
70. Colombia
71. South Korea
72. Turkey
73. Canada
74. Mauritius
75. Peru
76. Iraq
77. Switzerland
78. Chile
79. Israel
80. Georgia
81. San Marino
82. Iceland
83. Norway
84. Cyprus
85. Denmark
86. Bosnia & Herz.
87. UA Emirates
88. Bulgaria
89. Latvia
90. Romania
91. Austria
92. Belgium
93. Croatia
94. Czechia
95. Estonia
96. Euro area
97. Finland
98. Germany
99. Greece
100. Hungary
101. Ireland
102. Italy
103. Lithuania
104. Luxembourg
105. Macao
106. Malta
107. Netherlands
108. Poland
109. Portugal
110. Singapore
111. Slovakia
112. Slovenia
113. Spain
114. Sweden
115. UK
116. France
33.60
31.35
30.03
27.43
25.77
24.90
20.10
19.37
18.61
18.34
18.22
17.56
16.03
15.94
15.19
14.88
13.16
12.28
12.05
11.89
11.35
10.88
10.62
10.22
10.13
9.88
9.85
8.37
8.09
7.83
7.80
7.54
6.56
6.02
5.87
5.79
5.66
5.34
4.95
4.80
4.57
3.98
3.71
3.57
3.48
3.44
3.35
3.29
3.25
3.10
3.07
3.01
2.96
2.87
2.79
2.71
2.70
2.60
2.41
2.13
2.08
2.06
1.99
1.87
1.61
1.53
1.50
1.46
1.46
1.42
1.42
1.37
1.26
1.18
0.94
0.89
0.88
0.76
0.66
0.59
0.40
0.37
0.21
0.17
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-0.01
-0.01
8.4
16.8
25.2
33.6
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