Taxes on international trade in Peru
Peru: Taxes on international trade was 0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Peru, 1972–2021
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 Peru is 0.8%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Peru peaked at 28.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2021.
Peru ranks 120th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.5% | — |
| 1973 | 17.3% | +28.6% |
| 1974 | 13.4% | -22.4% |
| 1975 | 22.5% | +67.3% |
| 1976 | 21.9% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 24.5% | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 27.4% | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 28.3% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 27.1% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 28.7% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 23.9% | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 19.5% | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 20.8% | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 14.4% | -33.2% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | +27.3% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 9.5% | -42.2% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -28.1% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -41.9% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -34.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.1% | 13.4% | 28.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 14.4% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 8.0% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 2.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Peru?
- Taxes on international trade in Peru was 0.8% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for taxes on international trade?
- Peru ranks 120th out of 154 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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.