Bahamas vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Bahamas
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 23.6% against 10.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.5%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 154 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 13.4% | 37.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 10.4% | 18.9% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 9.9% | 9.7% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Bahamas or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Bahamas, at 23.6% against 10.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 13.5%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Bahamas ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th 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.