Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 0.4% in 2004. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Lithuania, 1991–2004
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 Lithuania is 0.4%, measured in 2004. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 49.8% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Lithuania peaked at 7.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.
Lithuania ranks 127th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7% | — |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +451.2% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +84.2% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -69.4% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -49.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Lithuania 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 | +451.2% | 0.7% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.7% | 7.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Lithuania?
- Taxes on international trade in Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- How does Lithuania rank for taxes on international trade?
- Lithuania ranks 127th out of 154 countries with data for 2004.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.