Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products was 2.2% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Zimbabwe, 1996–2008
Source: UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2008, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Zimbabwe stood at 2.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 117.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1996.
That places Zimbabwe 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.5% | — |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +95.4% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +29.4% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -27.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +85.5% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Zimbabwe?
- Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products in Zimbabwe was 2.2% in 2008, 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products?
- Zimbabwe ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2008.
- Is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, all products rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.