Afghanistan vs Laos: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Afghanistan
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 8.1% against 7.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Laos ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 51st and Laos ranks 48th of 154 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 9.3% | 5.3% | Laos |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 6.9% | 2.1% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Afghanistan or Laos?
- Laos, at 8.1% against 7.4% in Afghanistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Afghanistan and Laos?
- 0.7%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Laos rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Afghanistan ranks 51st and Laos ranks 48th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.