Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.9%
in 2009
Zimbabwe
2.2%
in 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
3rd
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 2.2% against 0.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 1 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 2.2% against 0.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2008.
- What is the difference in tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 1.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2008.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 1 groups.
- 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.