Egypt vs Russia: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Egypt
- Russia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.1% against 3.7% in Russia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Russia ahead.
Egypt ranks 78th and Russia ranks 81st of 154 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 12.0% | 2.1% | Russia |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 20.9% | 14.7% | Russia |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 23.6% | 19.4% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Egypt or Russia?
- Egypt, at 4.1% against 3.7% in Russia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Egypt and Russia?
- 0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Russia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and Russia rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Egypt ranks 78th and Russia ranks 81st 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.