Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Benin
Benin: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products was 0.6% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Benin, 2001–2009
Source: UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.6% for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in 2009. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Benin peaked at 0.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2003.
Benin ranks 22nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Benin?
- Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Benin was 0.6% in 2009, according to UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database.
- What is the highest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
- How does Benin rank for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products?
- Benin ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2009.
- Is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database, published as part of Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.