Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in United States
United States: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 2.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Customs and other import duties in United States, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
United States recorded 2.6% for customs and other import duties in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in United States peaked at 3.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
That places United States 105th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in United States, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.2% | — |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | +20.7% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | +34.6% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -27.4% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +20.5% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +52.2% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +40.6% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -4.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 3.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +52.2% | 1.7% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in United States?
- Customs and other import duties in United States was 2.6% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does United States rank for customs and other import duties?
- United States ranks 105th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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.