Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products was 0.5% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Cameroon, 1995–2009
Source: UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.5% for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Cameroon peaked at 0.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
Cameroon ranks 36th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +57.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Cameroon?
- Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Cameroon 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 37 countries with data for 2009.
- Is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.