Taxes on international trade in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Taxes on international trade was 3.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Russian Federation, 1994–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 3.7% for taxes on international trade in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Russian Federation peaked at 29.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2024.
That places Russian Federation 81st out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 14.7% | — |
| 1995 | 9.3% | -36.8% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | +25.4% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +48.0% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -30.9% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +50.2% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +29.6% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -47.3% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -41.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +59.7% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -31.8% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -16.6% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 3.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 8.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 3.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 9.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 6.9% | 14.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 9.5% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 8.4% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.7% | 7.9% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Russian Federation
- Arms imports 467.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 113.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 467.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,037 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0681 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 36.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 148.97 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Russian Federation?
- Taxes on international trade in Russian Federation was 3.7% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2024.
- How does Russian Federation rank for taxes on international trade?
- Russian Federation ranks 81st out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.