New Zealand vs Vanuatu: Taxes on international trade

New Zealand
4.27 billion current LCU
in 2024
Vanuatu
4.90 billion current LCU
in 2023
New Zealand rank
84th
Vanuatu rank
82nd

Taxes on international trade over time

  • New Zealand
  • Vanuatu
01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B197219982024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 4.90 billion current LCU against 4.27 billion current LCU in New Zealand, a difference of 628.37 million current LCU.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Vanuatu ahead.

New Zealand ranks 84th and Vanuatu ranks 82nd of 155 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 1.94 billion current LCU 3.90 billion current LCU 1.96 billion current LCU Vanuatu
2010s 2.35 billion current LCU 3.01 billion current LCU 662.71 million current LCU Vanuatu
2020s 3.45 billion current LCU 3.83 billion current LCU 375.94 million current LCU Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, New Zealand or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 4.90 billion current LCU against 4.27 billion current LCU in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between New Zealand and Vanuatu?
628.37 million current LCU, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Vanuatu?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Vanuatu rank globally for taxes on international trade?
New Zealand ranks 84th and Vanuatu ranks 82nd 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

Indicator
Taxes on international trade (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,046 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.