Taxes on international trade (current LCU) by country
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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for...
Countries reporting
155
Highest
62.55 trillion current LCU
Iran
Lowest
-9.00 million current LCU
Hungary
Median
5.62 billion current LCU
Years covered
53
1972–2024
Data points
4,046
What the numbers show
Taxes on international trade (current LCU) is currently reported for 155 countries. The highest value is 62.55 trillion current LCU in Iran; the lowest is -9.00 million current LCU in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.62 billion current LCU, and the mean is 1.26 trillion current LCU.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 19,982.1%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 100.0%).
Taxes on international trade: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 62.55 trillion current LCU | 2009 | up 977.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Lebanon | 28.92 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 3,676.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 18.70 trillion current LCU | 2009 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Argentina | 14.79 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 13,337.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 11.13 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 205.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Colombia | 7.10 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 7.02 trillion current LCU | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania | 5.15 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 587.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Somalia | 4.75 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 121.6% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 3.68 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 105.8% | rising |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 2.67 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Laos | 2.59 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 13 | Uganda | 2.58 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 142.8% | rising |
| 14 | Russia | 2.52 trillion current LCU | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Cambodia | 2.52 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 16 | Mongolia | 1.79 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 404.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.75 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 18 | Madagascar | 1.68 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 377.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.52 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 214.2% | volatile |
| 20 | India | 1.35 trillion current LCU | 2022 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Iraq | 952.68 billion current LCU | 2019 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 916.67 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 671.10 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 564.66 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 525.93 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 265.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Angola | 487.55 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 167.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Senegal | 470.36 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 28 | Myanmar | 463.81 billion current LCU | 2019 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Cameroon | 398.08 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 392.45 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Gabon | 323.23 billion current LCU | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 315.92 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 33 | Malawi | 272.37 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 563.3% | volatile |
| 34 | China | 250.94 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Turkey | 234.96 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 3,290.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Kenya | 225.99 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 139.8% | rising |
| 37 | Rwanda | 211.63 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 276.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Mali | 175.13 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 39 | Togo | 167.39 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 40 | Nepal | 150.90 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Burundi | 140.93 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Mexico | 139.99 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Congo | 111.90 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 44 | Thailand | 106.56 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 101.99 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 319.6% | volatile |
| 46 | United States | 83.59 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Serbia | 79.02 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 77.86 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Brazil | 77.50 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 50 | Armenia | 76.17 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 70.74 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Jamaica | 50.83 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Ukraine | 48.50 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 277.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Afghanistan | 45.92 billion current LCU | 2017 | up 249.1% | rising |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.99 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 204.9% | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 35.16 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Namibia | 29.08 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Niger | 28.16 billion current LCU | 1980 | — | rising |
| 59 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.51 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 60 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.61 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 24.50 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 62 | Botswana | 24.21 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt | 21.87 billion current LCU | 2015 | up 182.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Mozambique | 21.23 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 65 | Benin | 18.27 billion current LCU | 1979 | up 161.9% | rising |
| 66 | Morocco | 17.15 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 112.0% | falling |
| 67 | Australia | 16.95 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Ghana | 13.93 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 497.7% | volatile |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 12.90 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 220.9% | rising |
| 70 | Sudan | 9.06 billion current LCU | 2016 | up 254.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Albania | 9.01 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 72 | Zambia | 8.86 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 376.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Belarus | 8.03 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 313.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Cape Verde | 6.59 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 75 | Eswatini | 6.38 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 121.6% | rising |
| 76 | Iceland | 6.16 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Canada | 5.70 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 5.62 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 19,982.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 5.61 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 183.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Malaysia | 5.17 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 81 | Guatemala | 5.07 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 82 | Vanuatu | 4.90 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 83 | Sweden | 4.82 billion current LCU | 1994 | up 192.1% | rising |
| 84 | New Zealand | 4.27 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Norway | 4.19 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Czechia | 3.89 billion current LCU | 2004 | down 77.6% | falling |
| 87 | Maldives | 3.83 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Honduras | 3.44 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Lesotho | 3.04 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Moldova | 2.81 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Ecuador | 2.30 billion current LCU | 2022 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.30 billion current LCU | 2019 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 1.90 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 180.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Mauritius | 1.84 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Israel | 1.75 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Bhutan | 1.58 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 776.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Poland | 1.52 billion current LCU | 2004 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Peru | 1.46 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 1.46 billion current LCU | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Tunisia | 1.33 billion current LCU | 2012 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Bolivia | 895.63 million current LCU | 2007 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | 761.78 million current LCU | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 103 | Switzerland | 738.16 million current LCU | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Bahamas | 725.21 million current LCU | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 105 | Ireland | 681.85 million current LCU | 1985 | up 221.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Solomon Islands | 671.62 million current LCU | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 107 | El Salvador | 507.60 million current LCU | 2024 | up 150.8% | rising |
| 108 | Fiji | 495.11 million current LCU | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 109 | Denmark | 482.00 million current LCU | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Seychelles | 394.99 million current LCU | 2008 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 111 | Saint Lucia | 326.82 million current LCU | 2017 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 112 | Panama | 308.12 million current LCU | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 113 | Barbados | 246.23 million current LCU | 2016 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 114 | Jordan | 240.10 million current LCU | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 115 | Belize | 157.81 million current LCU | 2017 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 116 | Georgia | 138.90 million current LCU | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 117 | Andorra | 112.71 million current LCU | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 107.79 million current LCU | 2017 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 119 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 91.60 million current LCU | 2020 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 120 | Bahrain | 85.11 million current LCU | 2020 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 121 | Samoa | 83.86 million current LCU | 2023 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 122 | Kuwait | 83.00 million current LCU | 1998 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 123 | Slovakia | 53.11 million current LCU | 2004 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Slovenia | 46.08 million current LCU | 2004 | down 82.8% | falling |
| 125 | France | 40.00 million current LCU | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Malta | 31.80 million current LCU | 2014 | up 214.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Tonga | 31.59 million current LCU | 2023 | up 114.2% | rising |
| 128 | Germany | 25.56 million current LCU | 1987 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Lithuania | 25.08 million current LCU | 2004 | down 69.3% | flat |
| 130 | Singapore | 25.00 million current LCU | 2007 | down 94.4% | falling |
| 131 | East Timor | 24.25 million current LCU | 2022 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 132 | Italy | 23.76 million current LCU | 1994 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Nauru | 17.31 million current LCU | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 134 | Palau | 15.77 million current LCU | 2020 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 135 | Cyprus | 14.90 million current LCU | 2019 | up 2,028.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Spain | 12.02 million current LCU | 1994 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Bulgaria | 11.72 million current LCU | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 138 | United Arab Emirates | 10.26 million current LCU | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Latvia | 9.77 million current LCU | 2004 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 140 | Marshall Islands | 9.27 million current LCU | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 141 | Greece | 8.00 million current LCU | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Micronesia (country) | 6.20 million current LCU | 2020 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 143 | Netherlands | 4.54 million current LCU | 1980 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 144 | San Marino | 2.33 million current LCU | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Kiribati | 1.79 million current LCU | 2023 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Romania | 1.60 million current LCU | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Finland | 1.00 million current LCU | 2013 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Estonia | 780,000 current LCU | 2004 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 173,196 current LCU | 2018 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 150 | Portugal | 120,000 current LCU | 2002 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Austria | 70,000 current LCU | 2012 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Croatia | 61,000 current LCU | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 24,789 current LCU | 1994 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,739 current LCU | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Hungary | -9.00 million current LCU | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.