North America - Taxes on international trade

Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)

Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in North America was 1.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 2.33 in 1990, while its lowest value was 1.04 in 2000.

Definition: Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1972 1.64
1973 1.39
1974 1.29
1975 1.50
1976 2.01
1977 1.48
1978 1.67
1979 1.60
1980 1.39
1981 1.29
1982 1.36
1983 1.34
1984 1.61
1985 1.56
1986 1.66
1987 1.69
1988 1.72
1989 1.59
1990 2.33
1991 2.01
1992 2.16
1993 1.92
1994 2.01
1995 1.63
1996 1.40
1997 1.28
1998 1.23
1999 1.07
2000 1.04
2001 1.14
2002 1.21
2003 1.18
2004 1.15
2005 1.17
2006 1.15
2007 1.17
2008 1.24
2009 1.17
2010 1.19
2011 1.25
2012 1.26
2013 1.21
2014 1.23
2015 1.27
2016 1.29
2017 1.23
2018 1.54
2019 1.67
2020 1.86

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance