Bangladesh vs Uganda: Taxes on international trade

Bangladesh
9.3%
in 2021
Uganda
8.7%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
41st
Uganda rank
44th

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Uganda
101520253035200120122024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 9.3% against 8.7% in Uganda, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 44th of 154 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Uganda Difference Ahead
2010s 15.5% 10.2% 5.4% Bangladesh
2020s 9.0% 8.7% 0.3% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Bangladesh or Uganda?
Bangladesh, at 9.3% against 8.7% in Uganda as of 2021.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Bangladesh and Uganda?
0.6%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uganda?
7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
How do Bangladesh and Uganda rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Bangladesh ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 44th 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

Indicator
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,959 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.