Caribbean Small States vs Maldives: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 17.7% against 6.0% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 11.7%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 3.0 times Caribbean Small States's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Caribbean Small States ranks 15th and Maldives ranks 12th of 41 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 28.9% | 23.9% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 21.3% | 16.0% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Caribbean Small States or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 17.7% against 6.0% in Caribbean Small States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Caribbean Small States and Maldives?
- 11.7%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Maldives?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Maldives rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 15th and Maldives ranks 12th of 41 groups.
- 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.