Taxes on international trade in European Union
European Union: Taxes on international trade was 0.4% in 2004. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in European Union, 1975–2004
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
European Union recorded 0.4% for taxes on international trade in 2004. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 58.7% on the previous year and down 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in European Union peaked at 4.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.
That places European Union 40th out of 41 groups with data for 2004, putting it 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.5% | — |
| 1976 | 1.7% | -33.5% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | -19.5% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -32.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -21.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +473.0% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -48.1% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -58.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade in European Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +473.0% | 0.7% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 4.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in European Union?
- Taxes on international trade in European Union was 0.4% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- How does European Union rank for taxes on international trade?
- European Union ranks 40th out of 41 groups with data for 2004.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union 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.