Taxes on international trade in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Taxes on international trade was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.0% for taxes on international trade in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.5% on the previous year and down 94.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
United Arab Emirates ranks 141st 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +2609.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -57.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -49.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +32.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -70.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -31.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +54.5% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 3% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.3%, 0% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2609.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More public sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Arms imports 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,823 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.76 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in United Arab Emirates?
- Taxes on international trade in United Arab Emirates was 0.0% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for taxes on international trade?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 141st out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.