Taxes on international trade in North America
North America: Taxes on international trade was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in North America, 1972–2024
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 North America is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in North America peaked at 2.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
North America ranks 33rd of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in North America, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.6% | — |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | +34.2% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -26.4% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +46.7% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -19.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More public sector data for North America
- Arms imports 1.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 56.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,692 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0325 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.03 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 48.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in North America?
- Taxes on international trade in North America was 1.3% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does North America rank for taxes on international trade?
- North America ranks 33rd out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.