South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products

South Africa
1.6%
in 2009
Zimbabwe
2.2%
in 2008
South Africa rank
4th
Zimbabwe rank
3rd

Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products over time

  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe
0.511.52199620022009

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2.2% against 1.6% in South Africa, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1996 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 36 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 1.5% 0.9% 0.6% South Africa
2000s 1.5% 1.6% 0.1% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products, South Africa or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 2.2% against 1.6% in South Africa as of 2008.
What is the difference in tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products between South Africa and Zimbabwe?
0.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?
6 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2008.
How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products?
South Africa ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 278 data points, 1995–2009
Last refreshed

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.