Ghana vs Vanuatu: Taxes on international trade

Ghana
10.2%
in 2023
Vanuatu
10.6%
in 2023
Ghana rank
35th
Vanuatu rank
34th

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Ghana
  • Vanuatu
102030405060199020062023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 10.6% against 10.2% in Ghana, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Ghana ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 34th of 154 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 34.7% 56.5% 21.8% Vanuatu
2000s 15.9% 23.1% 7.2% Vanuatu
2010s 13.5% 12.8% 0.6% Ghana
2020s 10.1% 9.1% 1.0% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Ghana or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 10.6% against 10.2% in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Ghana and Vanuatu?
0.4%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Vanuatu?
16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Vanuatu rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Ghana ranks 35th and Vanuatu 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Vanuatu: Taxes on international trade. Statizoid, drawing on Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/taxes-on-international-trade-percent-of-revenue/ghana/vanuatu/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/taxes-on-international-trade-percent-of-revenue/ghana/vanuatu/">Ghana vs Vanuatu: Taxes on international trade</a> — Statizoid

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.