Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) was 0.1% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Tunisia, 1972–2012
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Tunisia is 0.1%, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Tunisia peaked at 6.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.
That places Tunisia 37th out of 76 countries with data for 2012, putting it 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 (% of tax revenue) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9% | — |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | +92.9% |
| 1975 | 6.2% | +289.0% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -65.2% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | -34.7% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -16.6% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +18.8% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -29.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -36.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +22.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -28.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -32.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -41.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +65.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -24.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +38.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +79.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -39.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 27% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +289.0% | 1.6% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Tunisia?
- Taxes on exports in Tunisia was 0.1% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Tunisia rank for taxes on exports?
- Tunisia ranks 37th out of 76 countries with data for 2012.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.