Taxes on international trade in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Taxes on international trade was 3.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1992–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 3.2% for taxes on international trade in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 16.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2024.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 41 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 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% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +16.7% |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 7.9% | 16.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.3% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.9% compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4124 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 163.99 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 94.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Taxes on international trade in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 3.2% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for taxes on international trade?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.