Taxes on international trade in High income
High income: Taxes on international trade was 0.9% in 2004. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in High income, 1973–2004
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in High income is 0.9%, measured in 2004. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 30.6% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in High income peaked at 4.7% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.
High income ranks 37th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in High income, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.7% | — |
| 1974 | 4.4% | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 4.6% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 4.2% | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | -23.3% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | -31.8% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | +47.0% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -39.2% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in High income?
- Taxes on international trade in High income was 0.9% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1973.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
- How does High income rank for taxes on international trade?
- High income ranks 37th out of 41 groups with data for 2004.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.