Palau vs Small states: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Palau
- Small states
How they compare
Palau currently reports 12.3% against 1.2% in Small states, a difference of 11.1%.
That makes Palau's figure about 10.4 times Small states's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 31st and Small states ranks 34th of 154 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 5.4% | 4.8% | Palau |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 1.5% | 9.5% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Palau or Small states?
- Palau, at 12.3% against 1.2% in Small states as of 2020.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Palau and Small states?
- 11.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Small states?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
- How do Palau and Small states rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Palau ranks 31st and Small states ranks 34th 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.