Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) by country
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to...
Countries reporting
154
Highest
36.4%
Niger
Lowest
-0.0%
Hungary
Median
4.1%
Years covered
53
1972–2024
Data points
4,959
What the numbers show
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 36.4% in Niger; the lowest is -0.0% in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.1%, and the mean is 6.6%.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (up 14,838.7%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 100.0%).
Taxes on international trade: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 36.4% | 1980 | — | rising |
| 2 | Eswatini | 35.5% | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 3 | Namibia | 32.7% | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 4 | Botswana | 32.6% | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 5 | Saint Lucia | 29.2% | 2017 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 6 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25.5% | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 7 | Bahamas | 23.6% | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 8 | Philippines | 20.8% | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 9 | Gabon | 19.8% | 2021 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 10 | Somalia | 18.5% | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 18.5% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 12 | Maldives | 17.7% | 2021 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.6% | 2017 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 16.9% | 2024 | up 161.7% | rising |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 16.6% | 2024 | up 53.0% | falling |
| 16 | Nepal | 16.6% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 16.0% | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 18 | Sudan | 15.7% | 2016 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 19 | Togo | 15.3% | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 15.0% | 2020 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 21 | Argentina | 15.0% | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 22 | Madagascar | 14.6% | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Belize | 14.2% | 2017 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | 13.5% | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 13.2% | 2023 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Fiji | 13.0% | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 27 | Lesotho | 13.0% | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.9% | 2020 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 12.8% | 2023 | down 23.2% | flat |
| 30 | Seychelles | 12.4% | 2008 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 31 | Palau | 12.3% | 2020 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 32 | Cameroon | 11.2% | 2021 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 33 | Mali | 10.7% | 2020 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 10.6% | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Ghana | 10.2% | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 36 | Andorra | 10.1% | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 37 | Belarus | 10.1% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 38 | Senegal | 10.0% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 39 | Burundi | 10.0% | 2021 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Cambodia | 9.8% | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 9.3% | 2021 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 42 | Lebanon | 9.2% | 2024 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Jamaica | 8.8% | 2020 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 44 | Uganda | 8.7% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 45 | Barbados | 8.6% | 2016 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.5% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 47 | Samoa | 8.2% | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.1% | 2022 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 49 | Kenya | 8.0% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 7.7% | 2018 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 7.4% | 2017 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 52 | Ireland | 7.0% | 1985 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 53 | Malawi | 6.8% | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 54 | Congo | 6.6% | 2021 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 55 | Mongolia | 6.5% | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 56 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.5% | 2022 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Ecuador | 6.4% | 2022 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 58 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.0% | 2009 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.0% | 2019 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 60 | Tunisia | 5.9% | 2012 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 61 | Paraguay | 5.7% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 62 | India | 5.5% | 2022 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 5.5% | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Marshall Islands | 5.4% | 2020 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 65 | Rwanda | 5.4% | 2023 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Mozambique | 5.3% | 2024 | down 21.0% | flat |
| 67 | Zambia | 5.3% | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Naoero | 5.3% | 2024 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 69 | Tonga | 4.8% | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 70 | El Salvador | 4.7% | 2024 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 71 | Guatemala | 4.5% | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4.5% | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 73 | Morocco | 4.4% | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 4.4% | 2023 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 4.3% | 2024 | up 49.6% | falling |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 4.1% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 77 | Bahrain | 4.1% | 2020 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 78 | Egypt | 4.1% | 2015 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 4.0% | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 3.8% | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Russian Federation | 3.7% | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 3.7% | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 83 | South Africa | 3.6% | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 3.6% | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.3% | 2007 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Panama | 3.3% | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 87 | Armenia | 3.1% | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 88 | Uruguay | 3.0% | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Republic of Moldova | 3.0% | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 90 | New Zealand | 2.9% | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 91 | Bhutan | 2.9% | 2020 | up 326.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Thailand | 2.8% | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Myanmar | 2.8% | 2019 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Australia | 2.7% | 2022 | up 34.9% | falling |
| 95 | Serbia | 2.7% | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 96 | Jordan | 2.6% | 2023 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Honduras | 2.6% | 2020 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Angola | 2.6% | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 99 | Brazil | 2.5% | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 100 | Kuwait | 2.4% | 1998 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 101 | Indonesia | 2.2% | 2009 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Mexico | 2.1% | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 1.9% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 104 | Türkiye | 1.7% | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 105 | United States of America | 1.6% | 2024 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 106 | Malaysia | 1.6% | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Colombia | 1.4% | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Ukraine | 1.3% | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 109 | Timor-Leste | 1.3% | 2022 | up 300.9% | volatile |
| 110 | China | 1.2% | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Albania | 1.2% | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.1% | 2022 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Mauritius | 1.1% | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Republic of Korea | 1.0% | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Chile | 1.0% | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Malta | 0.9% | 2014 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Canada | 0.9% | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 118 | Iraq | 0.9% | 2019 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 119 | Sweden | 0.9% | 1994 | up 65.3% | falling |
| 120 | Peru | 0.8% | 2021 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 121 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.6% | 2024 | up 14,838.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Switzerland | 0.5% | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Poland | 0.5% | 2004 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Kiribati | 0.5% | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Iceland | 0.4% | 2023 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2004 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovenia | 0.4% | 2004 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Czechia | 0.3% | 2004 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2004 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Latvia | 0.3% | 2004 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 132 | San Marino | 0.3% | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Israel | 0.3% | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2019 | up 1,514.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Norway | 0.2% | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2007 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2004 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Italy | 0.0% | 1989 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 141 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Spain | 0.0% | 1994 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Germany | 0.0% | 1987 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Greece | 0.0% | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 1980 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 146 | France | 0.0% | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Finland | 0.0% | 2013 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 1994 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Romania | 0.0% | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2002 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Austria | 0.0% | 2012 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Hungary | -0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 14.7%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 14.7%
- Africa Western and Central 11.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 10.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 10.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 10.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.1%
- Pre-demographic dividend 10.0%
- IDA only 10.0%
- IDA total 9.9%
- Least developed countries 9.8%
- Lower middle income 9.3%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 8.7%
- IDA blend 7.5%
- Caribbean Small States 6.0%
- Low & middle income 5.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 5.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 4.5%
- IDA & IBRD total 4.5%
- Middle income 4.4%
- World 3.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean 3.6%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 3.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 3.1%
- IBRD only 3.0%
- Upper middle income 2.9%
- East Asia & Pacific 2.9%
- Late-demographic dividend 2.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 1.8%
- North America 1.3%
- Small states 1.2%
- Other small states 1.1%
- Post-demographic dividend 1.0%
- High income 0.9%
- OECD members 0.4%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 0.4%
- European Union 0.4%
About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.