Samoa vs Uganda: Taxes on international trade

Samoa
8.2%
in 2023
Uganda
8.7%
in 2024
Samoa rank
47th
Uganda rank
44th

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Samoa
  • Uganda
02.557.510201220182024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 8.7% against 8.2% in Samoa, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 47th and Uganda ranks 44th of 154 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Uganda Difference Ahead
2010s 7.7% 10.2% 2.5% Uganda
2020s 7.1% 8.7% 1.6% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Samoa or Uganda?
Uganda, at 8.7% against 8.2% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Samoa and Uganda?
0.5%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Uganda?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Uganda rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Samoa ranks 47th and Uganda ranks 44th 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

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

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.