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

Latest (2009)
0.8%
Change on year
down 10.2%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
1.1%
in 2007
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
15
1995–2009

Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1995–2009

00.250.50.7511.21995200220091995: 0.662 %1996: 0.913 %1997: 0.663 %1998: 0.69 %1999: 1.1 %2000: 0.625 %2001: 0.767 %2002: 0.495 %2003: 0.501 %2004: 0.696 %2005: 0.678 %2006: 1.1 %2007: 1.1 %2008: 0.88 %2009: 0.79 %

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

Annual values for Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products (%) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1995 to 2009.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 1.1% 5
2000s 0.8% 0.5% 1.1% 10

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

  1. 1 Egypt 4.8% compare
  2. 2 Mauritius 3.4% compare
  3. 3 Namibia 1.7% compare
  4. 4 South Africa 1.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Tariff barriers, dispersion around the mean, primary products (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 276 data points, 1995–2009
Last refreshed

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.