Customs and other import duties in United States of America
United States of America: Customs and other import duties was 2.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Customs and other import duties in United States of America, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
United States of America 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 of America peaked at 3.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
That places United States of America 105th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Customs and other import duties in United States of America, 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 of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America'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 in United States of America 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 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More public sector data for United States of America
- Arms imports 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 52.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,933 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.034 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 997.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in United States of America?
- Customs and other import duties in United States of America 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 of America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for customs and other import duties?
- United States of America ranks 105th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in United States of America?
- 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 of America 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.