Colombia vs Malaysia: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Colombia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.
Colombia ranks 107th and Malaysia ranks 106th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 8.5% | 2.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.6% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Colombia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.6% against 1.4% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Colombia and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Colombia ranks 107th and Malaysia ranks 106th 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.