Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Palau: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 12.3% against 2.8% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Palau's figure about 4.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Palau ranks 31st of 41 groups.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 10.3% | 6.6% | Palau |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 11.1% | 7.9% | Palau |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 12.3% | 9.3% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Palau?
- Palau, at 12.3% against 2.8% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Palau?
- 9.5%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Palau?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Palau rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Palau ranks 31st of 41 groups.
- 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.