Taxes on international trade in Ireland
Ireland: Taxes on international trade was 7.0% in 1985. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Ireland, 1972–1985
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 7.0% for taxes on international trade in 1985.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Ireland peaked at 16.5% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1984.
Ireland ranks 52nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 16.5% | — |
| 1973 | 15.9% | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 15.3% | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 13.8% | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 14.2% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 12.0% | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 7.6% | -36.8% |
| 1979 | 7.4% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | +18.9% |
| 1981 | 10.9% | +22.8% |
| 1982 | 9.3% | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | -23.5% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 7.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 15.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 7.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 17.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 7.4% | 16.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 7.0% | 10.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More public sector data for Ireland
- Arms imports 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 11.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -74.29 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 246.58 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0022 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 914.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Ireland?
- Taxes on international trade in Ireland was 7.0% in 1985, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 1972.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1984.
- How does Ireland rank for taxes on international trade?
- Ireland ranks 52nd out of 154 countries with data for 1985.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.