Tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, manufactured products (%) by country
This indicator reflects the total share of lines in the country’s MFN tariff schedule with the value above 3 times the simple average tariff. Expressed as a percentage of total lines. These shares are also reported disaggregated for agricultural goods and non-agricultural goods.
What the numbers show
Tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, manufactured products (%) is currently reported for 19 countries. The highest value is 12.7% in Cape Verde; the lowest is 0.0% in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.5%, and the mean is 4.0%.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Eswatini (up 2,641.4%), and the largest decrease in Madagascar (down 100.0%).
Tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, manufactured products: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Verde | 12.7% | 2011 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 2 | Seychelles | 11.8% | 2007 | up 412.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Eswatini | 11.1% | 2011 | up 2,641.4% | rising |
| 4 | Botswana | 7.5% | 2011 | up 86.8% | falling |
| 5 | Namibia | 7.1% | 2011 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 6 | Lesotho | 7.0% | 2011 | up 345.3% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 7.0% | 2011 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Mauritius | 6.5% | 2011 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 2.5% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Angola | 1.5% | 2009 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 0.4% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Kenya | 0.3% | 2011 | up 1,860.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Burundi | 0.3% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2009 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Sudan | 0.0% | 2011 | — | volatile |
About this data
This indicator reflects the total share of lines in the country’s MFN tariff schedule with the value above 3 times the simple average tariff. Expressed as a percentage of total lines. These shares are also reported disaggregated for agricultural goods and non-agricultural goods.