Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 8.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Azerbaijan, 1994–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, customs and other import duties in Azerbaijan stood at 8.0%.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Azerbaijan peaked at 19.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2012.
Azerbaijan ranks 65th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.4% | — |
| 1995 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | +129.6% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | -54.5% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +43.7% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -69.4% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +49.9% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -29.6% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +9.8% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 8.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 8.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 12.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +129.6% | 8.6% | 19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 8.4% | 19.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.3% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 6.7% | 9.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Azerbaijan?
- Customs and other import duties in Azerbaijan was 8.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2012.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for customs and other import duties?
- Azerbaijan ranks 65th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.