Palau vs Vanuatu: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Palau
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Palau currently reports 12.3% against 10.6% in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Palau ranks 31st and Vanuatu ranks 34th of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 23.1% | 13.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 12.8% | 1.8% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 7.9% | 4.4% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Palau or Vanuatu?
- Palau, at 12.3% against 10.6% in Vanuatu as of 2020.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Palau and Vanuatu?
- 1.7%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Vanuatu?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
- How do Palau and Vanuatu rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Palau ranks 31st and Vanuatu 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.