Rwanda vs Zambia: Taxes on international trade
Rwanda
5.4%
in 2023
Zambia
5.3%
in 2024
Rwanda rank
65th
Zambia rank
67th
Taxes on international trade over time
- Rwanda
- Zambia
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 5.4% against 5.3% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 65th and Zambia ranks 67th of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 19.2% | 2.1% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 5.4% | 1.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.7% | 0.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Rwanda or Zambia?
- Rwanda, at 5.4% against 5.3% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Rwanda and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Zambia rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Rwanda ranks 65th and Zambia ranks 67th 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.