Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Benin
Benin: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products was 0.5% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Benin, 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, primary products in Benin is 0.5%, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Benin peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
That places Benin 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +67.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -16.9% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Benin?
- Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Benin 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, primary products recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2009.
- Is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. 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, primary 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.