Argentina vs Latin America & Caribbean: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Argentina
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 15.0% against 3.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 4.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Argentina ranks 21st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 7.4% | 1.3% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 5.4% | 8.1% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 4.1% | 6.8% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 3.6% | 10.5% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Argentina or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Argentina, at 15.0% against 3.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 11.4%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Argentina ranks 21st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd 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.