Slovakia: Taxes on international trade

The latest value from 2004 is 0.34 percent, a decline from 0.94 percent in 2003. In comparison, the world average is 11.16 percent, based on data from 91 countries. Historically, the average for Slovakia from 1995 to 2004 is 2.62 percent. The minimum value, 0.34 percent, was reached in 2004 while the maximum of 4.38 percent was recorded in 1997. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: 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.