IDA total vs Maldives: Taxes on international trade

IDA total
9.9%
in 2021
Maldives
17.7%
in 2021
IDA total rank
10th
Maldives rank
12th

Taxes on international trade over time

  • IDA total
  • Maldives
10203040197920002021

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 17.7% against 9.9% in IDA total, a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.8 times IDA total's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 10th and Maldives ranks 12th of 41 groups.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Maldives Difference Ahead
2010s 10.1% 18.5% 8.3% Maldives
2020s 9.7% 18.2% 8.5% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, IDA total or Maldives?
Maldives, at 17.7% against 9.9% in IDA total as of 2021.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between IDA total and Maldives?
7.8%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Maldives?
8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do IDA total and Maldives rank globally for taxes on international trade?
IDA total ranks 10th and Maldives ranks 12th 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

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.