Bahamas vs Philippines: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Bahamas
- Philippines
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 23.6% against 20.8% in Philippines, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 7th and Philippines ranks 8th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 24.7% | 34.5% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 18.6% | 34.7% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 19.3% | 10.0% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 21.7% | 1.3% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Bahamas or Philippines?
- Bahamas, at 23.6% against 20.8% in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Bahamas and Philippines?
- 2.8%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Philippines rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Bahamas ranks 7th and Philippines ranks 8th 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.