Eswatini vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Taxes on international trade

Eswatini
35.5%
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
10.1%
in 2023
Eswatini rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
5th

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Eswatini
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 35.5% against 10.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 25.4%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 3.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 154 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 63.7% 13.4% 50.4% Eswatini
2010s 45.1% 10.4% 34.8% Eswatini
2020s 40.0% 10.1% 29.9% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Eswatini or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Eswatini, at 35.5% against 10.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
25.4%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Eswatini ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th 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

Indicator
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,959 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.