Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Nauru
Nauru: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 5.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Nauru, 2014–2024
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 Nauru is 5.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Nauru peaked at 17.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2024.
That places Nauru 67th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.3% | — |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -49.1% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +48.8% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -23.9% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -2.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 5.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 11.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 5.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.2% | 7.3% | 17.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 64 Marshall Islands 5.4% compare
- 65 Mozambique 5.3% compare
- 66 Zambia 5.3% compare
- 68 Tonga 4.8% compare
- 69 El Salvador 4.7% compare
- 70 Guatemala 4.5% compare
More public sector data for Nauru
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Tax revenue 21.4% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.7% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 0 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Nauru?
- Taxes on international trade in Nauru was 5.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2024.
- How does Nauru rank for taxes on international trade?
- Nauru ranks 67th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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.