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 84 countries was 6.16 percent. The highest value was in Palestine: 37.6 percent and the lowest value was in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0 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
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 - 2022
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 - 2022
Argentina 15.04 11 1990 - 2021
Fiji 13.42 12 1990 - 2021
Madagascar 13.13 13 1990 - 2021
Senegal 11.84 14 2015 - 2022
Cameroon 11.24 15 1990 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 10.94 16 2014 - 2021
Burkina Faso 10.63 17 2002 - 2021
Belarus 10.07 18 1992 - 2021
Lesotho 9.83 19 1984 - 2022
Cambodia 9.79 20 2002 - 2021
Bangladesh 9.32 21 2001 - 2021
Uganda 8.59 22 2015 - 2021
Russia 7.89 23 1998 - 2021
Kenya 7.83 24 2014 - 2021
Ecuador 7.04 25 2013 - 2022
Mongolia 7.01 26 1992 - 2021
Samoa 6.85 27 2012 - 2021
Malawi 6.58 28 2009 - 2021
Mozambique 6.17 29 2010 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 5.5 30 1972 - 2021
Paraguay 5.43 31 2005 - 2021
Armenia 5.13 32 2004 - 2021
Zambia 4.92 33 1990 - 2021
Guatemala 4.36 34 1990 - 2021
Tajikistan 4.31 35 1998 - 2021
Costa Rica 4.29 36 1972 - 2021
Morocco 3.98 37 1990 - 2022
North Macedonia 3.92 38 2005 - 2021
Azerbaijan 3.83 39 1994 - 2021
Panama 3.79 40 2014 - 2021
Indonesia 3.63 41 1972 - 2021
El Salvador 3.38 42 1998 - 2021
Australia 3.32 43 1972 - 2022
South Africa 3.24 44 1972 - 2021
Nicaragua 3.16 45 1990 - 2022
Moldova 3.15 46 1996 - 2022
Thailand 3.11 47 1972 - 2021
Kiribati 2.95 48 2011 - 2021
New Zealand 2.81 49 1972 - 2022
Brazil 2.52 50 2010 - 2022
Lebanon 2.52 51 1997 - 2021
Ukraine 2.33 52 1999 - 2022
Serbia 2.26 53 2007 - 2021
USA 2.02 54 1972 - 2022
Malaysia 2.01 55 1996 - 2021
Turkey 1.69 56 1972 - 2022
China 1.67 57 2005 - 2021
Mexico 1.58 58 1972 - 2021
Colombia 1.42 59 1998 - 2022
South Korea 1.38 60 1972 - 2021
Albania 1.36 61 1995 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 1.26 62 2006 - 2021
Canada 1.12 63 1990 - 2022
Mauritius 1.12 64 1973 - 2022
Switzerland 0.92 65 1972 - 2021
Chile 0.84 66 1972 - 2021
Peru 0.79 67 1972 - 2021
Israel 0.69 68 1972 - 2021
UK 0.63 69 1972 - 2021
Georgia 0.56 70 1995 - 2022
Iceland 0.43 71 1972 - 2022
San Marino 0.38 72 1995 - 2021
Norway 0.21 73 1972 - 2021
Cyprus 0.16 74 1972 - 2021
Bulgaria 0.04 75 1990 - 2021
Denmark 0.04 76 1972 - 2021
Latvia 0.04 77 1994 - 2021
Romania 0.03 78 1990 - 2021
Greece 0.02 79 1972 - 2021
UA Emirates 0.02 80 2011 - 2021
Netherlands 0.01 81 1973 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 0 82 2005 - 2022
France 0 83 1972 - 2021
Slovakia 0 84 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. 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. Cameroon
16. Kyrgyzstan
17. Burkina Faso
18. Belarus
19. Lesotho
20. Cambodia
21. Bangladesh
22. Uganda
23. Russia
24. Kenya
25. Ecuador
26. Mongolia
27. Samoa
28. Malawi
29. Mozambique
30. Domin. Rep.
31. Paraguay
32. Armenia
33. Zambia
34. Guatemala
35. Tajikistan
36. Costa Rica
37. Morocco
38. North Macedonia
39. Azerbaijan
40. Panama
41. Indonesia
42. El Salvador
43. Australia
44. South Africa
45. Nicaragua
46. Moldova
47. Thailand
48. Kiribati
49. New Zealand
50. Brazil
51. Lebanon
52. Ukraine
53. Serbia
54. USA
55. Malaysia
56. Turkey
57. China
58. Mexico
59. Colombia
60. South Korea
61. Albania
62. Eq. Guinea
63. Canada
64. Mauritius
65. Switzerland
66. Chile
67. Peru
68. Israel
69. UK
70. Georgia
71. Iceland
72. San Marino
73. Norway
74. Cyprus
75. Bulgaria
76. Denmark
77. Latvia
78. Romania
79. Greece
80. UA Emirates
81. Netherlands
82. Bosnia & Herz.
83. France
84. Slovakia
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
11.24
10.94
10.63
10.07
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
4.31
4.29
3.98
3.92
3.83
3.79
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
2.02
2.01
1.69
1.67
1.58
1.42
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
9.4
18.8
28.2
37.6


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