Iran vs Tunisia: Taxes on international trade
Iran
6.0%
in 2009
Tunisia
5.9%
in 2012
Iran rank
58th
Tunisia rank
60th
Taxes on international trade over time
- Iran
- Tunisia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 6.0% against 5.9% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Tunisia ahead.
Iran ranks 58th and Tunisia ranks 60th of 154 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.3% | 23.5% | 15.2% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 26.7% | 14.9% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 23.2% | 10.5% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 7.5% | 1.1% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Iran or Tunisia?
- Iran, at 6.0% against 5.9% in Tunisia as of 2009.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Iran and Tunisia?
- 0.1%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Tunisia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2009.
- How do Iran and Tunisia rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Iran ranks 58th and Tunisia ranks 60th 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.