Which has higher taxes on international trade, Bhutan or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Bhutan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Uruguay?

37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.

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.

Bhutan vs Uruguay: Taxes on international trade

Bhutan

2.9%

in 2020

Uruguay

3.0%

in 2024

Bhutan rank

91st

Uruguay rank

88th

Taxes on international trade over time

Bhutan
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Uruguay ahead.

Bhutan ranks 91st and Uruguay ranks 88th of 154 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.3%	11.4%	11.1%	Uruguay
1990s	0.8%	5.2%	4.5%	Uruguay
2000s	1.3%	4.4%	3.1%	Uruguay
2010s	3.1%	3.4%	0.4%	Uruguay
2020s	2.9%	3.3%	0.5%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Bhutan or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Bhutan and Uruguay?: 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Uruguay?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
How do Bhutan and Uruguay rank globally for taxes on international trade?: Bhutan ranks 91st and Uruguay ranks 88th 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: 17 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.