Eswatini vs Zambia: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Eswatini
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8.86 billion current LCU against 6.38 billion current LCU in Eswatini, a difference of 2.47 billion current LCU.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Eswatini's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 72nd of 155 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.22 billion current LCU | 236.00 million current LCU | 985.90 million current LCU | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 3.60 billion current LCU | 696.64 million current LCU | 2.90 billion current LCU | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 5.74 billion current LCU | 2.23 billion current LCU | 3.50 billion current LCU | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 7.37 billion current LCU | 4.41 billion current LCU | 2.96 billion current LCU | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Eswatini or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8.86 billion current LCU against 6.38 billion current LCU in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Eswatini and Zambia?
- 2.47 billion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zambia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Eswatini and Zambia rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Eswatini ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 72nd of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.