Cameroon vs Sri Lanka: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Cameroon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 12.8% against 11.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Cameroon ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 19.6% | 2.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 18.4% | 6.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 25.2% | 14.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Cameroon or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 12.8% against 11.2% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 1.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Sri Lanka rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 29th 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.