Taxes on international trade in Peru

Peru: Taxes on international trade was 0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
120th
of 154 countries
All-time high
28.7%
in 1981
All-time low
0.8%
in 2021
Years of data
50
1972–2021

Taxes on international trade in Peru, 1972–2021

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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

Annual values for Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Peru, 1972 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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Indicator
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,959 data points, 1972–2024
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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.