Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products was 0.8% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1995–2009
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 Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.8%.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7% | — |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +37.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -27.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +56.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -42.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -35.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +60.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More trade data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Net long-term borrowing -262.73 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 843.91 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
- Lead time to export, median case 9.32 days (2018)
- Food imports excluding fish 28.97 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 35.79 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 9.81 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 29.80 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 29.52 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 865.33 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 3.12 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.8% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2009.
- Is tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.