Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Kenya
Kenya: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products was 0.7% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Kenya, 2000–2009
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 Kenya stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 36.8% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Kenya peaked at 1.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 12th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -36.8% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Kenya?
- Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Kenya was 0.7% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 37 countries with data for 2009.
- Is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.