Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 7.7% against 6.8% in Malawi, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 154 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 41.7% | 35.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 15.0% | 8.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 7.7% against 6.8% in Malawi as of 2018.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Malawi ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th 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.