Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products (%) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products (%) was 0.5% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003–2009
Source: UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of up 29.9% over ten years.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products (%) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.4% | — |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +37.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 77% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 78% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2009.
- Is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.