Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to...
Countries reporting
154
Highest
36.4%
Niger
Lowest
-0.0%
Hungary
Median
4.1%
Years covered
53
1972–2024
Data points
4,959
What the numbers show
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 36.4% in Niger; the lowest is -0.0% in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.1%, and the mean is 6.6%.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 14,838.7%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 100.0%).
Taxes on international trade: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 36.4% | 1980 | — | rising |
| 2 | Eswatini | 35.5% | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 3 | Namibia | 32.7% | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 4 | Botswana | 32.6% | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 5 | Saint Lucia | 29.2% | 2017 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 6 | Cote d'Ivoire | 25.5% | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 7 | Bahamas | 23.6% | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 8 | Philippines | 20.8% | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 9 | Gabon | 19.8% | 2021 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 10 | Somalia | 18.5% | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 18.5% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 12 | Maldives | 17.7% | 2021 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.6% | 2017 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania | 16.9% | 2024 | up 161.7% | rising |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 16.6% | 2024 | up 53.0% | falling |
| 16 | Nepal | 16.6% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 16.0% | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 18 | Sudan | 15.7% | 2016 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 19 | Togo | 15.3% | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 15.0% | 2020 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 21 | Argentina | 15.0% | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 22 | Madagascar | 14.6% | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Belize | 14.2% | 2017 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | 13.5% | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 13.2% | 2023 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Fiji | 13.0% | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 27 | Lesotho | 13.0% | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.9% | 2020 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 12.8% | 2023 | down 23.2% | flat |
| 30 | Seychelles | 12.4% | 2008 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 31 | Palau | 12.3% | 2020 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 32 | Cameroon | 11.2% | 2021 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 33 | Mali | 10.7% | 2020 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 10.6% | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Ghana | 10.2% | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 36 | Andorra | 10.1% | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 37 | Belarus | 10.1% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 38 | Senegal | 10.0% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 39 | Burundi | 10.0% | 2021 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Cambodia | 9.8% | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 9.3% | 2021 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 42 | Lebanon | 9.2% | 2024 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Jamaica | 8.8% | 2020 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 44 | Uganda | 8.7% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 45 | Barbados | 8.6% | 2016 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.5% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 47 | Samoa | 8.2% | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 48 | Laos | 8.1% | 2022 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 49 | Kenya | 8.0% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 7.7% | 2018 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 7.4% | 2017 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 52 | Ireland | 7.0% | 1985 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 53 | Malawi | 6.8% | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 54 | Congo | 6.6% | 2021 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 55 | Mongolia | 6.5% | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 56 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.5% | 2022 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Ecuador | 6.4% | 2022 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 58 | Iran | 6.0% | 2009 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.0% | 2019 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 60 | Tunisia | 5.9% | 2012 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 61 | Paraguay | 5.7% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 62 | India | 5.5% | 2022 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 5.5% | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Marshall Islands | 5.4% | 2020 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 65 | Rwanda | 5.4% | 2023 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Mozambique | 5.3% | 2024 | down 21.0% | flat |
| 67 | Zambia | 5.3% | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Nauru | 5.3% | 2024 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 69 | Tonga | 4.8% | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 70 | El Salvador | 4.7% | 2024 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 71 | Guatemala | 4.5% | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Micronesia (country) | 4.5% | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 73 | Morocco | 4.4% | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 4.4% | 2023 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 4.3% | 2024 | up 49.6% | falling |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 4.1% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 77 | Bahrain | 4.1% | 2020 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 78 | Egypt | 4.1% | 2015 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 4.0% | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 3.8% | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Russia | 3.7% | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 3.7% | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 83 | South Africa | 3.6% | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 3.6% | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Bolivia | 3.3% | 2007 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Panama | 3.3% | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 87 | Armenia | 3.1% | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 88 | Uruguay | 3.0% | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Moldova | 3.0% | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 90 | New Zealand | 2.9% | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 91 | Bhutan | 2.9% | 2020 | up 326.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Thailand | 2.8% | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Myanmar | 2.8% | 2019 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Australia | 2.7% | 2022 | up 34.9% | falling |
| 95 | Serbia | 2.7% | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 96 | Jordan | 2.6% | 2023 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Honduras | 2.6% | 2020 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Angola | 2.6% | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 99 | Brazil | 2.5% | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 100 | Kuwait | 2.4% | 1998 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 101 | Indonesia | 2.2% | 2009 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Mexico | 2.1% | 2024 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 1.9% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 104 | Turkey | 1.7% | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 105 | United States | 1.6% | 2024 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 106 | Malaysia | 1.6% | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Colombia | 1.4% | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Ukraine | 1.3% | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 109 | East Timor | 1.3% | 2022 | up 300.9% | volatile |
| 110 | China | 1.2% | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Albania | 1.2% | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.1% | 2022 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Mauritius | 1.1% | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 114 | South Korea | 1.0% | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Chile | 1.0% | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Malta | 0.9% | 2014 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Canada | 0.9% | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 118 | Iraq | 0.9% | 2019 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 119 | Sweden | 0.9% | 1994 | up 65.3% | falling |
| 120 | Peru | 0.8% | 2021 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 121 | United Kingdom | 0.6% | 2024 | up 14,838.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Switzerland | 0.5% | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Poland | 0.5% | 2004 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Kiribati | 0.5% | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Iceland | 0.4% | 2023 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2004 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovenia | 0.4% | 2004 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Czechia | 0.3% | 2004 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2004 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Latvia | 0.3% | 2004 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 132 | San Marino | 0.3% | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Israel | 0.3% | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2019 | up 1,514.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Norway | 0.2% | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2007 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2004 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Italy | 0.0% | 1989 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 141 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Spain | 0.0% | 1994 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Germany | 0.0% | 1987 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Greece | 0.0% | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 1980 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 146 | France | 0.0% | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Finland | 0.0% | 2013 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 1994 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Romania | 0.0% | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2002 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Austria | 0.0% | 2012 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Hungary | -0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 14.7%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 14.7%
- Africa Western and Central 11.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 10.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 10.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 10.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.1%
- Pre-demographic dividend 10.0%
- IDA only 10.0%
- IDA total 9.9%
- Least developed countries: UN classification 9.8%
- Lower middle income 9.3%
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.