North America vs Seychelles: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- North America
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 12.4% against 1.3% in North America, a difference of 11.1%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 9.8 times North America's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 33rd and Seychelles ranks 30th of 41 groups.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 40.3% | 38.7% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 43.3% | 41.8% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 19.2% | 18.1% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, North America or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 12.4% against 1.3% in North America as of 2008.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between North America and Seychelles?
- 11.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Seychelles?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
- How do North America and Seychelles rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- North America ranks 33rd and Seychelles ranks 30th 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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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.