Kuwait vs Mexico: Taxes on international trade

Kuwait
2.4%
in 1998
Mexico
2.1%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
100th
Mexico rank
102nd

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Kuwait
  • Mexico
051015197219982024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.4% against 2.1% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 100th and Mexico ranks 102nd of 154 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 1.3% 12.1% 10.7% Mexico
1980s 1.5% 5.3% 3.9% Mexico
1990s 2.3% 5.3% 3.0% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Kuwait or Mexico?
Kuwait, at 2.4% against 2.1% in Mexico as of 1998.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Kuwait and Mexico?
0.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mexico?
21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1998.
How do Kuwait and Mexico rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Kuwait ranks 100th and Mexico ranks 102nd 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.