Taxes on international trade - Country rankings

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

The average for 2021 based on 100 countries was 7.25 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 2024. 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 - 2023
Sri Lanka 24.1 4 1990 - 2023
Ivory Coast 23.92 5 1995 - 2023
Philippines 21.41 6 1990 - 2023
Botswana 20.7 7 1990 - 2024
Nepal 19.87 8 1990 - 2021
Gabon 19.83 9 2012 - 2021
G.-Bissau 18.98 10 2017 - 2023
Maldives 17.7 11 1979 - 2021
Kazakhstan 17.17 12 1997 - 2023
Ethiopia 17.12 13 1990 - 2023
Togo 16.47 14 2004 - 2023
C.A. Republic 15.86 15 2004 - 2021
Bahamas 15.67 16 1990 - 2023
Tanzania 15.33 17 2009 - 2024
Argentina 15.04 18 1990 - 2023
Fiji 13.89 19 1990 - 2023
Madagascar 13.13 20 1990 - 2023
Senegal 11.84 21 2015 - 2023
Cameroon 11.24 22 1990 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 10.94 23 2014 - 2023
Burkina Faso 10.32 24 2002 - 2023
Belarus 10.07 25 1992 - 2023
Burundi 9.99 26 1991 - 2021
Ghana 9.91 27 1990 - 2022
Lesotho 9.83 28 1984 - 2022
Cambodia 9.79 29 2002 - 2023
Bangladesh 9.32 30 2001 - 2021
Uganda 8.59 31 2015 - 2023
Kenya 8.34 32 2014 - 2023
Russia 7.89 33 1994 - 2023
Vanuatu 7.07 34 1990 - 2023
Ecuador 7.04 35 2013 - 2022
Mongolia 7.01 36 1992 - 2021
Samoa 6.85 37 2012 - 2023
R. of Congo 6.64 38 2001 - 2021
Malawi 6.58 39 2009 - 2022
Mozambique 6.17 40 2010 - 2022
Papua N.G. 5.62 41 1990 - 2023
DR Congo 5.58 42 1990 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 5.48 43 1972 - 2023
Paraguay 5.43 44 2005 - 2023
Armenia 5.13 45 2004 - 2023
Zambia 4.92 46 1990 - 2021
Laos 4.45 47 2008 - 2022
Tonga 4.37 48 2013 - 2023
Guatemala 4.34 49 1990 - 2023
Tajikistan 4.31 50 1998 - 2023
Rwanda 4.24 51 1990 - 2023
Jordan 4.16 52 1990 - 2023
Morocco 3.98 53 1990 - 2023
North Macedonia 3.92 54 2005 - 2023
Costa Rica 3.89 55 1972 - 2023
Uruguay 3.89 56 1972 - 2023
Azerbaijan 3.83 57 1994 - 2022
Panama 3.79 58 2014 - 2021
El Salvador 3.38 59 1998 - 2023
Australia 3.32 60 1972 - 2022
Nicaragua 3.16 61 1990 - 2023
Moldova 3.15 62 1996 - 2023
South Africa 3.15 63 1972 - 2022
Uzbekistan 3.14 64 2011 - 2023
Thailand 2.99 65 1972 - 2023
Kiribati 2.95 66 2011 - 2023
New Zealand 2.81 67 1972 - 2022
Brazil 2.79 68 2010 - 2023
Lebanon 2.52 69 1997 - 2021
Ukraine 2.33 70 1999 - 2023
Serbia 2.26 71 2007 - 2022
Malaysia 2.01 72 1996 - 2023
USA 2 73 1972 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 1.94 74 2010 - 2023
Turkey 1.69 75 1972 - 2023
China 1.67 76 2005 - 2023
Mexico 1.58 77 1972 - 2023
Colombia 1.42 78 1998 - 2023
South Korea 1.38 79 1972 - 2023
Albania 1.36 80 1995 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 1.26 81 2006 - 2022
Canada 1.12 82 1990 - 2023
Mauritius 1.12 83 1973 - 2023
Switzerland 0.92 84 1972 - 2023
Chile 0.84 85 1972 - 2023
Peru 0.79 86 1972 - 2021
Israel 0.69 87 1972 - 2023
UK 0.63 88 1972 - 2023
Georgia 0.56 89 1995 - 2023
Iceland 0.43 90 1972 - 2023
San Marino 0.38 91 1995 - 2023
Norway 0.21 92 1972 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.04 93 1990 - 2023
Denmark 0.04 94 1972 - 2023
Romania 0.03 95 1990 - 2022
Greece 0.02 96 1972 - 2022
UA Emirates 0.02 97 2011 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0 98 2005 - 2023
France 0 99 1972 - 2023
Slovakia 0 100 1995 - 2022


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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. Philippines
7. Botswana
8. Nepal
9. Gabon
10. G.-Bissau
11. Maldives
12. Kazakhstan
13. Ethiopia
14. Togo
15. C.A. Republic
16. Bahamas
17. Tanzania
18. Argentina
19. Fiji
20. Madagascar
21. Senegal
22. Cameroon
23. Kyrgyzstan
24. Burkina Faso
25. Belarus
26. Burundi
27. Ghana
28. Lesotho
29. Cambodia
30. Bangladesh
31. Uganda
32. Kenya
33. Russia
34. Vanuatu
35. Ecuador
36. Mongolia
37. Samoa
38. R. of Congo
39. Malawi
40. Mozambique
41. Papua N.G.
42. DR Congo
43. Domin. Rep.
44. Paraguay
45. Armenia
46. Zambia
47. Laos
48. Tonga
49. Guatemala
50. Tajikistan
51. Rwanda
52. Jordan
53. Morocco
54. North Macedonia
55. Costa Rica
56. Uruguay
57. Azerbaijan
58. Panama
59. El Salvador
60. Australia
61. Nicaragua
62. Moldova
63. South Africa
64. Uzbekistan
65. Thailand
66. Kiribati
67. New Zealand
68. Brazil
69. Lebanon
70. Ukraine
71. Serbia
72. Malaysia
73. USA
74. Saudi Arabia
75. Turkey
76. China
77. Mexico
78. Colombia
79. South Korea
80. Albania
81. Eq. Guinea
82. Canada
83. Mauritius
84. Switzerland
85. Chile
86. Peru
87. Israel
88. UK
89. Georgia
90. Iceland
91. San Marino
92. Norway
93. Bulgaria
94. Denmark
95. Romania
96. Greece
97. UA Emirates
98. Bosnia & Herz.
99. France
100. Slovakia
37.60
35.49
27.26
24.10
23.92
21.41
20.70
19.87
19.83
18.98
17.70
17.17
17.12
16.47
15.86
15.67
15.33
15.04
13.89
13.13
11.84
11.24
10.94
10.32
10.07
9.99
9.91
9.83
9.79
9.32
8.59
8.34
7.89
7.07
7.04
7.01
6.85
6.64
6.58
6.17
5.62
5.58
5.48
5.43
5.13
4.92
4.45
4.37
4.34
4.31
4.24
4.16
3.98
3.92
3.89
3.89
3.83
3.79
3.38
3.32
3.16
3.15
3.15
3.14
2.99
2.95
2.81
2.79
2.52
2.33
2.26
2.01
2.00
1.94
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
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
9.4
18.8
28.2
37.6


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