Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 2.4% in 1998. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Kuwait, 1972–1998
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 1998, taxes on international trade in Kuwait stood at 2.4%.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Kuwait peaked at 2.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1974.
Kuwait ranks 100th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.5% | — |
| 1973 | 1.7% | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -61.8% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | +107.6% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -14.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -38.2% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +39.4% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +87.1% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -20.3% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -21.3% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +59.9% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -18.5% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +21.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 5.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.2%, 74% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Kuwait?
- Taxes on international trade in Kuwait was 2.4% in 1998, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1974.
- How does Kuwait rank for taxes on international trade?
- Kuwait ranks 100th out of 154 countries with data for 1998.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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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.