Australia vs Bhutan: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Australia
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 94th and Bhutan ranks 91st of 154 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Bhutan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 0.3% | 4.5% | Australia |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.8% | 2.3% | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 1.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Australia or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Australia and Bhutan?
- 0.2%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bhutan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Bhutan rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Australia ranks 94th and Bhutan ranks 91st 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.