Tariff barriers, share of lines bound, all products in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Tariff barriers, share of lines bound, all products was 51.9% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Tariff barriers, share of lines bound, all products in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1999–2009
Source: UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, tariff barriers, share of lines bound, all products in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 51.9%.
That represents a change of down 41.2% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, share of lines bound, all products in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 88.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Tariff barriers, share of lines bound, all products in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 44.3% | — |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -75.1% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | +336.0% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +33.5% |
| 2004 | 62.8% | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | +74.4% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.3% | 44.3% | 44.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 11.0% | 88.3% | 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, share of lines bound, all products in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Tariff barriers, share of lines bound, all products in Sub-Saharan Africa was 51.9% in 2009, according to UNCTAD TRAINS database through WITS until 2006, then ITC database.
- What is the highest tariff barriers, share of lines bound, all products recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, share of lines bound, all products recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for tariff barriers, share of lines bound, all products?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2009.
- Is tariff barriers, share of lines bound, all products rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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, share of lines bound, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator reflects the total share of lines in the country’s tariff schedule bound subject to WTO Negotiation Agreements. Expressed as a percentage of total lines. As calculated by the World Bank Institute WTI 2008 team.