Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) by country

Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by...

Countries reporting
76
Highest
16.3%
Honduras
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
0.1%
Years covered
53
1972–2024
Data points
1,538

What the numbers show

Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 16.3% in Honduras; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 1.7%.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 29,408,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 100.0%).

Taxes on exports: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Honduras 16.3% 1981 up 365.4% rising
2 Côte d'Ivoire 15.6% 2023 up 11.7% falling
3 Kazakhstan 15.0% 2023 down 40.9% volatile
4 Guinea-Bissau 12.6% 2024 up 11.0% rising
5 Solomon Islands 11.2% 2024 down 43.4% falling
6 Argentina 9.4% 2024 down 33.2% volatile
7 Bahamas 9.0% 2024 up 933.9% volatile
8 Belarus 5.2% 2024 down 21.5% volatile
9 Niger 5.1% 1980 falling
10 Russian Federation 4.0% 2024 down 90.8% volatile
11 Madagascar 3.9% 1995 down 53.9% volatile
12 Mauritius 3.4% 1994 down 78.3% falling
13 Papua New Guinea 1.6% 2024 down 39.4% volatile
14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.6% 2022 up 66.5% volatile
15 Morocco 1.6% 2011 up 42,358.7% volatile
16 Congo 1.6% 2021 up 205,268.0% volatile
17 Cameroon 1.4% 2021 up 216.8% volatile
18 Ghana 1.1% 2016 down 78.8% volatile
19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.1% 1989 volatile
20 Angola 1.0% 2024 up 29,408,000.0% volatile
21 Afghanistan 0.9% 2017 up 6,293.3% volatile
22 Malaysia 0.9% 2024 down 24.4% falling
23 Namibia 0.7% 2024 up 309,376.0% volatile
24 Cambodia 0.6% 2023 down 78.9% volatile
25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6% 1998 down 75.1% volatile
26 Equatorial Guinea 0.6% 2022 up 125.3% volatile
27 Poland 0.4% 1988 volatile
28 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% 2024 up 24.7% volatile
29 Lesotho 0.4% 2018 volatile
30 Fiji 0.3% 2024 down 31.4% volatile
31 Zambia 0.3% 2024 up 3,663.1% volatile
32 Maldives 0.2% 2021 up 175,301.0% volatile
33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2% 2022 down 61.8% volatile
34 Costa Rica 0.2% 2024 up 22.6% volatile
35 Egypt 0.2% 2011 up 8,297.9% volatile
36 Peru 0.1% 1992 down 97.4% volatile
37 Tunisia 0.1% 2012 down 7.6% volatile
38 Togo 0.1% 2023 down 76.6% falling
39 Cyprus 0.1% 1976 rising
40 Indonesia 0.1% 2009 down 80.9% volatile
41 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2023 down 55.1% volatile
42 Uganda 0.1% 2024 down 48.5% falling
43 New Zealand 0.0% 1988 down 70.0% falling
44 Nepal 0.0% 2023 down 72.4% volatile
45 Uruguay 0.0% 2003 down 43.9% volatile
46 Ukraine 0.0% 2024 down 46.8% volatile
47 Norway 0.0% 2024 up 47.2% volatile
48 South Africa 0.0% 2024 up 141.5% volatile
49 Portugal 0.0% 1988 up 48.6% rising
50 Burundi 0.0% 2021 down 33.7% volatile
51 Burkina Faso 0.0% 2024 down 60.3% falling
52 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2024 up 385.6% volatile
53 Azerbaijan 0.0% 2024 up 19.1% volatile
54 Vanuatu 0.0% 2023 down 12.7% volatile
55 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% 1994 volatile
56 India 0.0% 2018 down 98.3% volatile
57 Belize 0.0% 1996 down 99.7% falling
58 Latvia 0.0% 1999 volatile
59 Austria 0.0% 1990 down 98.8% volatile
60 Australia 0.0% 2017 down 47.1% volatile
61 Greece 0.0% 1981 down 81.7% falling
62 Bhutan 0.0% 2008 down 99.8% volatile
63 Botswana 0.0% 2023 down 70.4% volatile
64 Rwanda 0.0% 2022 volatile
65 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2015 down 79.7% volatile
66 Ethiopia 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
67 Thailand 0.0% 2024 down 93.3% volatile
68 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% 1993 down 95.5% volatile
69 Iceland 0.0% 2010 down 92.8% volatile
70 Bulgaria 0.0% 2002 down 99.9% volatile
71 Brazil 0.0% 2024 down 98.5% volatile
72 Bangladesh 0.0% 2021 down 86.1% volatile
73 Mongolia 0.0% 2024 down 97.6% volatile
74 Eswatini 0.0% 2018 up 24.0% volatile
75 Mexico 0.0% 2024 down 77.4% volatile
76 Guatemala 0.0% 2024 up 133.1% volatile

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Indicator
Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue)
Unit
% of tax revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,538 data points, 1972–2024
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Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-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.