Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in United States
United States: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in United States, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on international trade in United States stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in United States peaked at 2.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2001.
United States ranks 105th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in United States, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.6% | — |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | +34.2% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -26.4% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +44.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +41.4% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -4.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 3.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in United States?
- Taxes on international trade in United States was 1.6% 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2001.
- How does United States rank for taxes on international trade?
- United States ranks 105th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.