Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Nigeria
Nigeria: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products was 0.7% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Nigeria, 1995–2008
Source: UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2008, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Nigeria stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Nigeria peaked at 1.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 11th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.8% | — |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -60.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +41.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Nigeria?
- Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Nigeria 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products?
- Nigeria ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2008.
- Is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.