Taxes on exports in India
India: Taxes on exports was 0.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in India, 1974–2018
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2018, taxes on exports in India stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in India peaked at 2.6% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
India ranks 56th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in India, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.4% | — |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -23.0% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | +41.8% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | +67.3% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | -47.8% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -56.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -17.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -35.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -37.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -38.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +80.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +126.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -39.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +48.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -35.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -51.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +305.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +32.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -95.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -55.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -45.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +167.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -50.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0%, 19% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +305.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Arms imports 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.805 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -21.66 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 86.13 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in India?
- Taxes on exports in India 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1977.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does India rank for taxes on exports?
- India ranks 56th out of 76 countries with data for 2018.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.