Maldives vs Tanzania: Taxes on international trade

Maldives
17.7%
in 2021
Tanzania
16.9%
in 2024
Maldives rank
12th
Tanzania rank
14th

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Maldives
  • Tanzania
10203040197920012024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 17.7% against 16.9% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.8%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 32.3% 5.2% 27.1% Maldives
2010s 21.3% 7.1% 14.2% Maldives
2020s 18.2% 15.0% 3.2% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Maldives or Tanzania?
Maldives, at 17.7% against 16.9% in Tanzania as of 2021.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Maldives and Tanzania?
0.8%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Tanzania?
11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Maldives and Tanzania rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Maldives ranks 12th and Tanzania ranks 14th 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.