Which has higher taxes on international trade, Malaysia or United States?

United States, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Malaysia as of 2024.

What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Malaysia and United States?

0.0%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?

29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.

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.

Malaysia vs United States: Taxes on international trade

Malaysia

1.6%

in 2024

United States

1.6%

in 2024

Malaysia rank

106th

United States rank

105th

Taxes on international trade over time

Malaysia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 106th and United States ranks 105th of 154 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.2%	1.1%	9.0%	Malaysia
2000s	4.7%	1.1%	3.6%	Malaysia
2010s	2.0%	1.3%	0.7%	Malaysia
2020s	1.7%	1.8%	0.1%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Malaysia or United States?: United States, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Malaysia and United States?: 0.0%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for taxes on international trade?: Malaysia ranks 106th and United States ranks 105th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.