Taxes on international trade in Malta
Malta: Taxes on international trade was 0.9% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Malta, 1972–2014
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 Malta is 0.9%, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Malta peaked at 25.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2007.
Malta ranks 116th 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 in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 24.3% | — |
| 1973 | 18.6% | -23.4% |
| 1974 | 18.4% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 14.9% | -18.9% |
| 1976 | 16.2% | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 18.6% | +15.2% |
| 1978 | 18.5% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 25.2% | +35.7% |
| 1981 | 19.7% | -21.9% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 14.6% | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 14.5% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | +19.3% |
| 1986 | 19.9% | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 21.8% | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 22.4% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 25.1% | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 23.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 25.8% | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -81.1% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -83.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +28.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -47.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +152.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.5% | 14.9% | 24.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 14.5% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 3.6% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.4% | 4.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Malta?
- Taxes on international trade in Malta was 0.9% in 2014, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for taxes on international trade?
- Malta ranks 116th out of 154 countries with data for 2014.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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.