Kazakhstan vs Upper middle income: Taxes on international trade

Kazakhstan
13.2%
in 2023
Upper middle income
2.9%
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
25th
Upper middle income rank
28th

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Upper middle income
510152025199620102024

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 13.2% against 2.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.3%.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 4.5 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 154 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 4.5% 8.5% 4.1% Upper middle income
2000s 5.9% 7.3% 1.4% Upper middle income
2010s 18.7% 3.7% 15.0% Kazakhstan
2020s 15.1% 3.2% 11.9% Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Kazakhstan or Upper middle income?
Kazakhstan, at 13.2% against 2.9% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Kazakhstan and Upper middle income?
10.3%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Upper middle income?
21 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Upper middle income rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Kazakhstan ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 28th 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

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.