Low & middle income vs Nepal: Taxes on international trade

Low & middle income
5.3%
in 2023
Nepal
16.6%
in 2023
Low & middle income rank
16th
Nepal rank
16th

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Nepal
510152025199020062023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 16.6% against 5.3% in Low & middle income, a difference of 11.3%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 3.1 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 16th and Nepal ranks 16th of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Nepal Difference Ahead
2000s 6.6% 16.8% 10.2% Nepal
2010s 6.1% 16.0% 9.9% Nepal
2020s 5.7% 17.4% 11.7% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Low & middle income or Nepal?
Nepal, at 16.6% against 5.3% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Low & middle income and Nepal?
11.3%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Nepal?
15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Low & middle income and Nepal rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Low & middle income ranks 16th and Nepal ranks 16th 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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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.