Taxes on international trade in Tunisia
Tunisia: Taxes on international trade was 5.9% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Tunisia, 1972–2012
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 5.9% for taxes on international trade in 2012.
The figure is up 16.2% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Tunisia peaked at 31.3% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2011.
That places Tunisia 60th out of 154 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.4% | — |
| 1973 | 22.4% | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 22.5% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 24.7% | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 23.7% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 25.1% | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 24.6% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 24.6% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 24.2% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 25.4% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 27.1% | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 31.3% | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 28.3% | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 25.2% | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 24.6% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 26.5% | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 26.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 27.5% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 28.1% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 28.9% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 27.6% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 26.7% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | -43.9% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +16.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 5.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 75% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 5.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.3%, 1.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.5% | 20.4% | 25.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 26.7% | 24.2% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 12.0% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.8% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 57 Ecuador 6.4%
- 58 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.0% compare
- 59 Trinidad and Tobago 6.0% compare
- 61 Paraguay 5.7% compare
- 62 India 5.5% compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 5.5% compare
More public sector data for Tunisia
- Arms imports 78.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 136.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 78.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 107 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0256 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 212.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Tunisia?
- Taxes on international trade in Tunisia was 5.9% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 1983.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2011.
- How does Tunisia rank for taxes on international trade?
- Tunisia ranks 60th out of 154 countries with data for 2012.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.