Peru vs Switzerland: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Peru
- Switzerland
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.6 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Switzerland ahead.
Peru ranks 120th and Switzerland ranks 123rd of 154 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.1% | 11.4% | 9.7% | Peru |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 8.3% | 15.9% | Peru |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 1.8% | 8.4% | Peru |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 1.1% | 4.0% | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Peru or Switzerland?
- Peru, at 0.8% against 0.5% in Switzerland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Peru and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
- How do Peru and Switzerland rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Peru ranks 120th and Switzerland ranks 123rd 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.