Taxes on international trade, GB (current LCU) by country

Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes. Current revenue includes all revenue from taxes and nonrepayable receipts (other than grants) from the sale of land, intangible assets, government stocks, or fixed...

Countries reporting
50
Highest
5.74 trillion current LCU
Zambia
Lowest
0 current LCU
Mali
Median
35.56 billion current LCU
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
1,299

What the numbers show

Taxes on international trade, GB (current LCU) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 5.74 trillion current LCU in Zambia; the lowest is 0 current LCU in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 35.56 billion current LCU, and the mean is 388.59 billion current LCU.

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 23,391,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 100.0%).

Taxes on international trade, GB: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Zambia 5.74 trillion current LCU 2011 up 1,916.4% volatile
2 Mozambique 5.04 trillion current LCU 2011 up 241.6% volatile
3 Uganda 2.25 trillion current LCU 2011 up 382.1% volatile
4 Tanzania 1.05 trillion current LCU 2011 up 494.5% volatile
5 Guinea 977.56 billion current LCU 2011 up 757.6% volatile
6 Cote d'Ivoire 820.80 billion current LCU 2011 up 79.0% rising
7 Madagascar 809.40 billion current LCU 2010 up 154.4% volatile
8 Gabon 387.55 billion current LCU 2011 up 77.4% rising
9 Democratic Republic of Congo 241.95 billion current LCU 2007 up 257,845.0% volatile
10 Cameroon 209.90 billion current LCU 2007 up 47.0% rising
11 Nigeria 201.00 billion current LCU 2002 up 194.5% rising
12 Kenya 191.97 billion current LCU 2011 up 236.5% volatile
13 Senegal 180.38 billion current LCU 2011 up 68.1% rising
14 Benin 172.60 billion current LCU 2005 up 186.3% volatile
15 Togo 142.15 billion current LCU 2011 up 161.1% volatile
16 Sao Tome and Principe 125.03 billion current LCU 2011 up 544.9% volatile
17 Algeria 115.00 billion current LCU 2011 up 36.3% volatile
18 Burkina Faso 111.98 billion current LCU 2011 up 19.6% volatile
19 Congo 110.00 billion current LCU 2011 up 154.2% volatile
20 Niger 97.90 billion current LCU 2005 up 234.3% volatile
21 Chad 58.10 billion current LCU 2007 up 180.5% volatile
22 Sierra Leone 51.07 billion current LCU 1999 up 1,959.3% volatile
23 Angola 47.02 billion current LCU 2005 up 23,391,300.0% volatile
24 Rwanda 40.66 billion current LCU 2011 up 191.3% volatile
25 South Africa 38.40 billion current LCU 2008 up 356.4% volatile
26 Burundi 32.71 billion current LCU 2005 up 156.2% volatile
27 Mauritania 22.34 billion current LCU 2011 up 228.6% volatile
28 Egypt 20.67 billion current LCU 2011 up 125.1% volatile
29 Central African Republic 19.50 billion current LCU 2010 up 85.7% rising
30 Equatorial Guinea 19.40 billion current LCU 2010 up 117.4% rising
31 Malawi 18.72 billion current LCU 2011 up 678.5% volatile
32 Ethiopia 18.32 billion current LCU 2011 up 452.0% volatile
33 Morocco 15.50 billion current LCU 2011 up 10.6% volatile
34 Comoros 10.94 billion current LCU 2010 up 71.8% rising
35 Botswana 8.98 billion current LCU 2011 up 418.1% volatile
36 Guinea-Bissau 6.40 billion current LCU 2008 up 178.3% volatile
37 Liberia 5.26 billion current LCU 2008 volatile
38 Ghana 2.90 billion current LCU 2010 up 605.2% volatile
39 Eswatini 2.88 billion current LCU 2011 up 94.7% volatile
40 Namibia 2.83 billion current LCU 2011 up 4.7% volatile
41 Lesotho 2.75 billion current LCU 2011 up 102.4% volatile
42 Sudan 2.51 billion current LCU 2009 up 197.2% volatile
43 Gambia 2.33 billion current LCU 2011 up 341.3% volatile
44 Mauritius 1.51 billion current LCU 2011 down 75.3% volatile
45 Tunisia 505.46 million current LCU 2011 down 22.8% rising
46 Seychelles 467.66 million current LCU 2010 up 48.0% volatile
47 Eritrea 360.00 million current LCU 2009 up 36.7% rising
48 Zimbabwe 332.99 million current LCU 2011 up 59.5% volatile
49 Cape Verde 5,979 current LCU 2011 up 11.9% volatile
50 Mali 0 current LCU 2011 down 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Taxes on international trade, GB (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,299 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes. Current revenue includes all revenue from taxes and nonrepayable receipts (other than grants) from the sale of land, intangible assets, government stocks, or fixed capital assets, or from capital transfers from nongovernmental sources. It also includes fines, fees, recoveries, inheritance taxes, and nonrecurrent levies on capital. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.