El Salvador vs Zambia: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- El Salvador
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.3% against 4.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Zambia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 67th of 154 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 12.4% | 4.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 9.6% | 3.6% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 6.2% | 2.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.8% | 0.4% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, El Salvador or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.3% against 4.7% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between El Salvador and Zambia?
- 0.6%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- El Salvador ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 67th 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.