Mexico vs United States: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue)
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 102nd and United States ranks 105th of 151 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 2.3% | 7.9% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 2.6% | 3.7% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 2.3% | 5.1% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.2% | 0.2% | United States |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.7% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher customs and other import duties, Mexico or United States?
- Mexico, at 2.8% against 2.6% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in customs and other import duties between Mexico and United States?
- 0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for customs and other import duties?
- Mexico ranks 102nd and United States ranks 105th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.