Barbados vs Laos: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) over time
- Barbados
- Laos
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 8.6% against 8.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Laos ahead.
Barbados ranks 45th and Laos ranks 48th of 154 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 9.3% | 1.4% | Laos |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.3% | 1.3% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Barbados or Laos?
- Barbados, at 8.6% against 8.1% in Laos as of 2016.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Barbados and Laos?
- 0.5%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Laos?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Laos rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Barbados ranks 45th and Laos ranks 48th 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.