Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) was 0.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Eswatini, 2002–2018
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2018, taxes on exports in Eswatini stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 1,754.4% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Eswatini peaked at 0.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Eswatini ranks 74th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +143.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -73.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +500.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -52.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +127.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -77.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +76.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -70.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +173.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -49.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -93.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +742.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -84.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1754.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 0% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) in Eswatini 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 | +1754.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Eswatini?
- Taxes on exports in Eswatini was 0.0% in 2018, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Eswatini rank for taxes on exports?
- Eswatini ranks 74th out of 76 countries with data for 2018.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.