Which has higher taxes on international trade, Peru or United Kingdom?

Peru, at 0.8% against 0.6% in United Kingdom as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United Kingdom?

23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.

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.

Peru vs United Kingdom: Taxes on international trade

Peru

0.8%

in 2021

United Kingdom

0.6%

in 2024

Peru rank

120th

United Kingdom rank

121st

Taxes on international trade over time

Peru
United Kingdom

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 120th and United Kingdom ranks 121st of 154 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21.1%	0.7%	20.4%	Peru
1980s	22.2%	0.1%	22.1%	Peru
1990s	12.5%	0.0%	12.5%	Peru
2010s	0.9%	0.0%	0.9%	Peru
2020s	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Peru or United Kingdom?: Peru, at 0.8% against 0.6% in United Kingdom as of 2021.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Peru and United Kingdom?: 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United Kingdom?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
How do Peru and United Kingdom rank globally for taxes on international trade?: Peru ranks 120th and United Kingdom ranks 121st 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.