Taxes on international trade - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Taxes on international trade, percent of total revenue, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 99 countries was 4.91 percent.The highest value was in Palestine: 37.6 percent and the lowest value was in Austria: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2021. 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
Namibia 27.26 2 1990 - 2021
Sri Lanka 24.1 3 1990 - 2021
Ivory Coast 23.92 4 1995 - 2021
Philippines 21.41 5 1990 - 2021
Botswana 20.7 6 1990 - 2021
Nepal 19.87 7 1990 - 2021
Kazakhstan 17.17 8 1997 - 2021
C.A. Republic 15.86 9 2004 - 2021
Bahamas 15.67 10 1990 - 2021
Argentina 15.04 11 1990 - 2021
Fiji 13.42 12 1990 - 2021
Madagascar 13.13 13 1990 - 2021
Senegal 11.84 14 2015 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 10.94 15 2014 - 2021
Burkina Faso 10.63 16 2002 - 2021
Lesotho 9.83 17 1984 - 2021
Cambodia 9.79 18 2002 - 2021
Bangladesh 9.32 19 2001 - 2021
Uganda 8.59 20 2015 - 2021
Russia 7.89 21 1998 - 2021
Kenya 7.83 22 2014 - 2021
Ecuador 7.04 23 2013 - 2021
Mongolia 7.01 24 1992 - 2021
Samoa 6.85 25 2012 - 2021
Malawi 6.58 26 2009 - 2021
Mozambique 6.17 27 2010 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 5.5 28 1972 - 2021
Paraguay 5.43 29 2005 - 2021
Armenia 5.13 30 2004 - 2021
Zambia 4.92 31 1990 - 2021
Guatemala 4.36 32 1990 - 2021
Costa Rica 4.29 33 1972 - 2021
Morocco 3.98 34 1990 - 2021
North Macedonia 3.92 35 2005 - 2021
Azerbaijan 3.83 36 1994 - 2021
Indonesia 3.63 37 1972 - 2021
El Salvador 3.38 38 1998 - 2021
Australia 3.32 39 1972 - 2021
South Africa 3.24 40 1972 - 2021
Nicaragua 3.16 41 1990 - 2021
Moldova 3.15 42 1996 - 2021
Thailand 3.11 43 1972 - 2021
Kiribati 2.95 44 2011 - 2021
New Zealand 2.81 45 1972 - 2021
Brazil 2.52 46 2010 - 2021
Lebanon 2.52 47 1997 - 2021
Ukraine 2.33 48 1999 - 2021
Serbia 2.26 49 2007 - 2021
USA 2.05 50 1972 - 2021
Malaysia 2.01 51 1996 - 2021
Turkey 1.68 52 1972 - 2021
Mexico 1.58 53 1972 - 2021
Colombia 1.41 54 1998 - 2021
South Korea 1.38 55 1972 - 2021
Albania 1.36 56 1995 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 1.26 57 2006 - 2021
Canada 1.12 58 1990 - 2021
Mauritius 1.12 59 1973 - 2021
Switzerland 0.92 60 1972 - 2021
Chile 0.84 61 1972 - 2021
Peru 0.79 62 1972 - 2021
Israel 0.69 63 1972 - 2021
UK 0.63 64 1972 - 2021
Georgia 0.56 65 1995 - 2021
Iceland 0.43 66 1972 - 2021
San Marino 0.38 67 1995 - 2021
Norway 0.21 68 1972 - 2021
Cyprus 0.16 69 1972 - 2021
Bulgaria 0.04 70 1990 - 2021
Denmark 0.04 71 1972 - 2021
Latvia 0.04 72 1994 - 2021
Romania 0.03 73 1972 - 2021
Greece 0.02 74 1972 - 2021
UA Emirates 0.02 75 1997 - 2021
Netherlands 0.01 76 1973 - 2021
Austria 0 77 1972 - 2021
Belgium 0 78 1995 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 0 79 2005 - 2021
Croatia 0 80 1991 - 2021
Czechia 0 81 1993 - 2021
Estonia 0 82 1991 - 2021
Finland 0 83 1972 - 2021
France 0 84 1972 - 2021
Germany 0 85 1972 - 2021
Hungary 0 86 1981 - 2021
Ireland 0 87 1972 - 2021
Italy 0 88 1973 - 2021
Lithuania 0 89 1991 - 2021
Luxembourg 0 90 1972 - 2021
Macao 0 91 1996 - 2021
Malta 0 92 1972 - 2021
Poland 0 93 1984 - 2021
Portugal 0 94 1975 - 2021
Singapore 0 95 1972 - 2021
Slovakia 0 96 1995 - 2021
Slovenia 0 97 1992 - 2021
Spain 0 98 1972 - 2021
Sweden 0 99 1972 - 2021


Definition: Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.
1. Palestine
2. Namibia
3. Sri Lanka
4. Ivory Coast
5. Philippines
6. Botswana
7. Nepal
8. Kazakhstan
9. C.A. Republic
10. Bahamas
11. Argentina
12. Fiji
13. Madagascar
14. Senegal
15. Kyrgyzstan
16. Burkina Faso
17. Lesotho
18. Cambodia
19. Bangladesh
20. Uganda
21. Russia
22. Kenya
23. Ecuador
24. Mongolia
25. Samoa
26. Malawi
27. Mozambique
28. Domin. Rep.
29. Paraguay
30. Armenia
31. Zambia
32. Guatemala
33. Costa Rica
34. Morocco
35. North Macedonia
36. Azerbaijan
37. Indonesia
38. El Salvador
39. Australia
40. South Africa
41. Nicaragua
42. Moldova
43. Thailand
44. Kiribati
45. New Zealand
46. Brazil
47. Lebanon
48. Ukraine
49. Serbia
50. USA
51. Malaysia
52. Turkey
53. Mexico
54. Colombia
55. South Korea
56. Albania
57. Eq. Guinea
58. Canada
59. Mauritius
60. Switzerland
61. Chile
62. Peru
63. Israel
64. UK
65. Georgia
66. Iceland
67. San Marino
68. Norway
69. Cyprus
70. Bulgaria
71. Denmark
72. Latvia
73. Romania
74. Greece
75. UA Emirates
76. Netherlands
77. Austria
78. Belgium
79. Bosnia & Herz.
80. Croatia
81. Czechia
82. Estonia
83. Finland
84. France
85. Germany
86. Hungary
87. Ireland
88. Italy
89. Lithuania
90. Luxembourg
91. Macao
92. Malta
93. Poland
94. Portugal
95. Singapore
96. Slovakia
97. Slovenia
98. Spain
99. Sweden
37.60
27.26
24.10
23.92
21.41
20.70
19.87
17.17
15.86
15.67
15.04
13.42
13.13
11.84
10.94
10.63
9.83
9.79
9.32
8.59
7.89
7.83
7.04
7.01
6.85
6.58
6.17
5.50
5.43
5.13
4.92
4.36
4.29
3.98
3.92
3.83
3.63
3.38
3.32
3.24
3.16
3.15
3.11
2.95
2.81
2.52
2.52
2.33
2.26
2.05
2.01
1.68
1.58
1.41
1.38
1.36
1.26
1.12
1.12
0.92
0.84
0.79
0.69
0.63
0.56
0.43
0.38
0.21
0.16
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.01
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
9.4
18.8
28.2
37.6
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