Taxes on international trade in Euro area
Euro area: Taxes on international trade was 0.3% in 2004. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Euro area, 1973–2004
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2004, taxes on international trade in Euro area stood at 0.3%.
The figure is down 60.3% on the previous year and down 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Euro area peaked at 3.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
Euro area ranks 41st of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.9% | — |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -27.6% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -24.8% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | -14.0% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -32.6% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +293.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -96.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -76.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -73.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +230.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +2575.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -82.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +651.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -60.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade in Euro area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +2575.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| 2002 | +651.0% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| 1994 | +293.6% | 0.8% | 3.1% |
| 1998 | +230.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Euro area?
- Taxes on international trade in Euro area was 0.3% in 2004, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Euro area rank for taxes on international trade?
- Euro area ranks 41st out of 41 groups with data for 2004.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area 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.