Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products
Egypt
4.7%
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.9%
in 2009
Egypt rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.7% against 0.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 5.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 36 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 0.8% | 4.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Egypt, at 4.7% against 0.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2009.
- What is the difference in tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 3.8%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2009.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products?
- Egypt ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database, published as Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator is calculated as the coefficient of variation of the applied tariff rates including preferential rates that a country applies to its trading partners available at HS 6-digit product level in a country’s customs schedule. As calculated by the World Bank Institute WTI 2008 team.