Taxes on international trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Taxes on international trade was 3.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2008–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 3.1% for taxes on international trade in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 4.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.1% | — |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 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
- 29 Sri Lanka 12.8% compare
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 410.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 102.77 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Taxes on international trade in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 3.1% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for taxes on international trade?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.