Korea vs Malta: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Korea
- Malta
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malta ahead.
Korea ranks 114th and Malta ranks 116th of 154 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 18.5% | 4.6% | Malta |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 19.8% | 5.3% | Malta |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 13.4% | 6.6% | Malta |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.3% | 1.6% | Korea |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Korea or Malta?
- Korea, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Korea and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malta?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2014.
- How do Korea and Malta rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Korea ranks 114th and Malta ranks 116th 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.