Taxes on international trade in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Taxes on international trade was 7.7% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Zimbabwe, 2009–2018
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 Zimbabwe is 7.7%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Zimbabwe peaked at 41.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2018.
Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes on international trade in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 41.7% | — |
| 2010 | 30.9% | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -27.9% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -53.4% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.7% | 41.7% | 41.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 7.7% | 30.9% | 7 |
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2006)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 98.39 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 51.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Zimbabwe?
- Taxes on international trade in Zimbabwe was 7.7% in 2018, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for taxes on international trade?
- Zimbabwe ranks 50th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.