Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 2.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Bhutan, 1982–2020
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 Bhutan is 2.9%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.3% on the previous year and up 326.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Bhutan peaked at 5.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1982.
That places Bhutan 90th out of 154 countries with data for 2020, 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 international trade (% of revenue) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.1% | — |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +300.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -30.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +43.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -40.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +71.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +47.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +108.1% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -40.3% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +51.9% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +36.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +55.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -44.2% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -20.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -31.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +50.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +287.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +38.2% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +33.7% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -47.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 2.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 37% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 2.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 11.0%, 26% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +300.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2014 | +287.0% | 0.9% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Bhutan?
- Taxes on international trade in Bhutan was 2.9% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1982.
- How does Bhutan rank for taxes on international trade?
- Bhutan ranks 90th out of 154 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 326.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.