Bhutan vs Myanmar: Taxes on international trade
Bhutan
2.9%
in 2020
Myanmar
2.8%
in 2019
Bhutan rank
91st
Myanmar rank
93rd
Taxes on international trade over time
- Bhutan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Myanmar ahead.
Bhutan ranks 91st and Myanmar ranks 93rd of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 14.9% | 14.5% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 11.9% | 11.1% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 2.8% | 1.4% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Bhutan or Myanmar?
- Bhutan, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Myanmar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Bhutan and Myanmar?
- 0.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Myanmar?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2019.
- How do Bhutan and Myanmar rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Bhutan ranks 91st and Myanmar ranks 93rd 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.