Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Nauru
Nauru: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 31.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Nauru, 2014–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 31.6% for customs and other import duties in 2024.
That represents a change of up 48.0% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Nauru peaked at 86.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2021.
Nauru ranks 11th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 86.5% | — |
| 2015 | 51.5% | -40.4% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | +48.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 31.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 45.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 31.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.3%, 3.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.4% | 29.9% | 86.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 20.9% | 31.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More public sector data for Nauru
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Tax revenue 21.4% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.7% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 0 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Nauru?
- Customs and other import duties in Nauru was 31.6% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2021.
- How does Nauru rank for customs and other import duties?
- Nauru ranks 11th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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.