Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products was 1.5% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Lesotho, 2001–2009
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 Lesotho is 1.5%, measured in 2009.
The figure is up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Lesotho peaked at 1.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2004.
That places Lesotho 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.1% | — |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +40.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Lesotho?
- Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Lesotho was 1.5% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products?
- Lesotho ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2009.
- Is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.