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Tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary (%) 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.

Countries reporting
26
Highest
16.6%
Seychelles
Lowest
0.0%
Ghana
Median
2.7%
Years covered
24
1988–2011
Data points
402

What the numbers show

Tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary (%) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 16.6% in Seychelles; the lowest is 0.0% in Ghana.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.7%, and the mean is 3.7%.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Eswatini (up 10,608.3%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 100.0%).

Tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Seychelles 16.6% 2007 up 49.8% rising
2 Angola 11.8% 2009 down 23.5% falling
3 Cape Verde 9.7% 2011 up 24.7% rising
4 Eswatini 8.3% 2011 up 10,608.3% volatile
5 Mauritius 7.2% 2011 up 54.1% volatile
6 South Africa 6.3% 2011 up 135.4% volatile
7 Zimbabwe 6.2% 2003 up 476.9% rising
8 Botswana 4.6% 2011 up 46.5% volatile
9 Namibia 4.4% 2011 up 166.1% rising
10 Lesotho 4.1% 2011 down 69.0% falling
11 Burundi 3.3% 2011 — volatile
12 Morocco 2.9% 2009 down 55.6% flat
13 Tanzania 2.9% 2011 — volatile
14 Uganda 2.6% 2011 — volatile
15 Rwanda 1.9% 2011 — volatile
16 Egypt 1.8% 2009 up 41.4% volatile
17 Kenya 1.7% 2011 down 34.7% rising
18 Nigeria 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
18 Sudan 0.0% 2011 — volatile
18 Djibouti 0.0% 2011 — volatile
18 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0% 2011 — volatile
18 Tunisia 0.0% 2008 — volatile
18 Malawi 0.0% 2011 — volatile
18 Mozambique 0.0% 2010 — volatile
18 Madagascar 0.0% 2011 down 100.0% volatile
18 Ghana 0.0% 2009 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) and the World Trade Organization
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 402 data points, 1988–2011
Last refreshed

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.