Ghana vs Small states: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Ghana
- Small states
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 10.2% against 1.2% in Small states, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 8.7 times Small states's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 35th and Small states ranks 34th of 154 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.4% | 22.1% | 6.3% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 10.0% | 10.7% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 1.5% | 11.9% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Ghana or Small states?
- Ghana, at 10.2% against 1.2% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Ghana and Small states?
- 9.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Small states?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Ghana and Small states rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Ghana ranks 35th and Small states ranks 34th 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.