Taxes on international trade in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Taxes on international trade was 9.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
9.3%
Change on year
up 8.2%
Rank
12th
of 41 groups
All-time high
13.5%
in 2002
All-time low
6.7%
in 2013
Years of data
20
2002–2021

Taxes on international trade in Lower middle income, 2002–2021

0510152002201120212002: 13.5 % of revenue2003: 11.3 % of revenue2004: 11.3 % of revenue2005: 10 % of revenue2006: 12.1 % of revenue2007: 11.4 % of revenue2008: 12 % of revenue2009: 10.4 % of revenue2010: 7.7 % of revenue2011: 7.4 % of revenue2012: 8.1 % of revenue2013: 6.7 % of revenue2014: 7.8 % of revenue2015: 9.1 % of revenue2016: 9.6 % of revenue2017: 8.7 % of revenue2018: 6.7 % of revenue2019: 8.6 % of revenue2020: 8.6 % of revenue2021: 9.3 % of revenue

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 9.3% for taxes on international trade in 2021.

The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Lower middle income peaked at 13.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2013.

Lower middle income ranks 12th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Taxes on international trade in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Lower middle income, 2002 to 2021.
Year % of revenue Change
2002 13.5%
2003 11.3% -16.0%
2004 11.3% -0.4%
2005 10.0% -11.6%
2006 12.1% +21.9%
2007 11.4% -6.3%
2008 12.0% +5.7%
2009 10.4% -13.1%
2010 7.7% -25.8%
2011 7.4% -4.1%
2012 8.1% +9.5%
2013 6.7% -17.7%
2014 7.8% +17.2%
2015 9.1% +15.9%
2016 9.6% +5.8%
2017 8.7% -9.6%
2018 6.7% -22.5%
2019 8.6% +27.2%
2020 8.6% +0.4%
2021 9.3% +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.5% 10.0% 13.5% 8
2010s 8.1% 6.7% 9.6% 10
2020s 9.0% 8.6% 9.3% 2

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 9 Gabon 19.8% compare
  2. 10 Somalia 18.5% compare
  3. 11 Ethiopia 18.5% compare
  4. 12 Maldives 17.7% compare
  5. 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.6% compare
  6. 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 16.9% compare
  7. 15 Burkina Faso 16.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on international trade in Lower middle income?
Taxes on international trade in Lower middle income was 9.3% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2002.
What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2013.
How does Lower middle income rank for taxes on international trade?
Lower middle income ranks 12th out of 41 groups with data for 2021.
Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lower middle 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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Indicator
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,959 data points, 1972–2024
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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.