Belize vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Belize
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Belize currently reports 14.2% against 3.2% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Belize's figure about 4.4 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 23rd and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 154 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.9% | 13.1% | 26.8% | Belize |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 6.7% | 23.8% | Belize |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 4.7% | 16.1% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Belize or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Belize, at 14.2% against 3.2% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Belize and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 11.0%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2017.
- How do Belize and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Belize ranks 23rd and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th 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.