Ghana vs Other small states: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Ghana
- Other small states
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 10.2% against 1.1% in Other small states, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 9.2 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Other small states ahead.
Ghana ranks 35th and Other small states ranks 35th of 154 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 28.0% | 1.9% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 15.5% | 5.2% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 1.1% | 12.4% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 1.2% | 8.8% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Ghana or Other small states?
- Ghana, at 10.2% against 1.1% in Other small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Ghana and Other small states?
- 9.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Other small states?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Other small states rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Ghana ranks 35th and Other small states ranks 35th 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.