Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Madagascar
Madagascar: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products was 0.7% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Madagascar, 1995–2008
Source: UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.7% for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in 2008. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Madagascar peaked at 0.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2006.
Madagascar ranks 16th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Madagascar?
- Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Madagascar was 0.7% in 2008, 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
- How does Madagascar rank for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products?
- Madagascar ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2008.
- Is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.