Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Congo
Congo: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products was 0.6% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Congo, 1997–2007
Source: UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.6% for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in 2007. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Congo peaked at 0.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.
That places Congo 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 16 Madagascar 0.7% compare
- 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7% compare
- 18 Central African Republic 0.6% compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 0.6% compare
- 21 Mali 0.6% compare
- 21 Niger 0.6% compare
- 21 Senegal 0.6% compare
More trade data for Congo
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 65.24 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 79.09 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 78.5 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 61.99 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.25 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 85.23 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.77 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 40.49 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 34.11 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Congo?
- Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Congo was 0.6% in 2007, 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products?
- Congo ranks 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2007.
- Is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.