Taxes on international trade in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Taxes on international trade was 4.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in IDA & IBRD total, 2003–2023
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 IDA & IBRD total is 4.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 8.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2022.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.0% | — |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 8.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 16 Nepal 16.6% compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 16.0% compare
- 18 Sudan 15.7% compare
- 19 Togo 15.3% compare
- 20 Cape Verde 15.0% compare
- 21 Argentina 15.0% compare
- 22 Madagascar 14.6% compare
More public sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Arms imports 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -17.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 129.18 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 894.64 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 171.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in IDA & IBRD total?
- Taxes on international trade in IDA & IBRD total was 4.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2022.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for taxes on international trade?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.