Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Ghana
Ghana: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products was 0.5% in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Ghana, 2000–2009
Source: UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Ghana is 0.5%, measured in 2009.
That represents a change of down 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Ghana peaked at 1.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.
That places Ghana 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +35.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -72.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Ghana?
- Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Ghana was 0.5% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2009.
- Is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.