Taxes on international trade in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Taxes on international trade was 8.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1991–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Africa Eastern and Southern is 8.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 22.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2013.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.8% | — |
| 1992 | 22.6% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -37.8% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -38.4% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -26.8% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.7% | 20.8% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More public sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Arms imports 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2212 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -35.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 17.76 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.66 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Taxes on international trade in Africa Eastern and Southern was 8.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2013.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for taxes on international trade?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.