Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Malta
Malta: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 0.9% in 2004. ◆ Volatile
Customs and other import duties in Malta, 1972–2004
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2004, customs and other import duties in Malta stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 76.9% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Malta peaked at 42.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.
That places Malta 119th out of 151 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 41.7% | — |
| 1973 | 38.3% | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 42.7% | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 39.6% | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 41.6% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 40.3% | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 39.7% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 42.1% | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 38.1% | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 35.3% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 32.1% | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 36.8% | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 39.1% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 41.8% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 39.2% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | -17.8% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -80.9% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -76.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.8%, 11% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -80.9% | 32.3% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | -76.9% | 3.8% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.5% | 38.3% | 42.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 38.2% | 32.1% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 6.1% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.9% | 5.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Malta?
- Customs and other import duties in Malta was 0.9% in 2004, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for customs and other import duties?
- Malta ranks 119th out of 151 countries with data for 2004.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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.