Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Malawi
Malawi: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products was 0.8% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Malawi, 1996–2008
Source: UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Malawi is 0.8%, measured in 2008.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Malawi peaked at 0.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 10th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.6% | — |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -20.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +77.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Malawi?
- Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Malawi was 0.8% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2008.
- Is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.