Which has higher taxes on international trade, Belize or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 14.6% against 14.2% in Belize as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Madagascar?

21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.

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.

Belize vs Madagascar: Taxes on international trade

Belize

14.2%

in 2017

Madagascar

14.6%

in 2024

Belize rank

23rd

Madagascar rank

22nd

Taxes on international trade over time

Belize
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 14.6% against 14.2% in Belize, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Belize ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 154 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.2%	50.9%	1.6%	Madagascar
2000s	28.0%	31.7%	3.7%	Madagascar
2010s	20.8%	11.1%	9.7%	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Belize or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 14.6% against 14.2% in Belize as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Belize and Madagascar?: 0.4%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Madagascar?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Belize and Madagascar rank globally for taxes on international trade?: Belize ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 22nd 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.