Taxes on international trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Taxes on international trade was 3.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1992–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on international trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.0% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 16.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 24th out of 41 groups with data for 2023, 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 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 15.7% | — |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 14.6% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | -31.1% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -31.4% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +43.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 7.9% | 16.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.3% | 9.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 21 Argentina 15.0% compare
- 22 Madagascar 14.6% compare
- 23 Belize 14.2% compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 13.5% compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 13.2% compare
- 26 Fiji 13.0% compare
- 27 Lesotho 13.0% compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4073 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -41.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 161.96 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 346.78 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 93.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Taxes on international trade in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 3.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for taxes on international trade?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.