Taxes on international trade in Other small states
Other small states: Taxes on international trade was 1.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Other small states, 1983–2021
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 Other small states is 1.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Other small states peaked at 50.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.
Other small states ranks 35th of 41 groups 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 47.5% | — |
| 1984 | 49.1% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 46.4% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 50.4% | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 48.7% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 48.0% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 45.7% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | -48.4% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 21.5% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | -19.8% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | +140.8% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -46.9% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +88.6% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -81.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -45.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -67.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +176.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +52.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -25.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -11.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade in Other small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +176.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| 1999 | +140.8% | 15.0% | 36.1% |
| 2005 | +88.6% | 10.4% | 19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.5% | 46.4% | 50.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 15.0% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 2.2% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Other small states?
- Taxes on international trade in Other small states was 1.1% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 1986.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- How does Other small states rank for taxes on international trade?
- Other small states ranks 35th out of 41 groups with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Other small states 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.