Ethiopia vs Maldives: Taxes on international trade

Ethiopia
18.5%
in 2024
Maldives
17.7%
in 2021
Ethiopia rank
11th
Maldives rank
12th

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 18.5% against 17.7% in Maldives, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and Maldives ranks 12th of 154 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 22.6% 30.9% 8.3% Maldives
2000s 34.4% 28.9% 5.5% Ethiopia
2010s 21.5% 21.3% 0.2% Ethiopia
2020s 17.5% 18.2% 0.8% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Ethiopia or Maldives?
Ethiopia, at 18.5% against 17.7% in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Ethiopia and Maldives?
0.8%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Maldives?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Maldives rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Maldives ranks 12th 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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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.