Tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary in Kenya
Kenya: Tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary was 1.7% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary in Kenya, 1994–2011
Source: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) and the World Trade Organization. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2011, tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary in Kenya stood at 1.7%.
The figure is down 49.5% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary in Kenya peaked at 4.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
That places Kenya 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +50.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -49.7% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +76.9% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -26.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +57.9% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -49.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 14 Uganda 2.6% compare
- 15 Rwanda 1.9% compare
- 16 Egypt 1.8% compare
- 18 Algeria 0.0%
- 18 Benin 0.0%
- 18 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 18 Cameroon 0.0%
- 18 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 18 Chad 0.0%
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0%
- 18 Congo 0.0%
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0% compare
- 18 Djibouti 0.0% compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 18 Ethiopia 0.0%
- 18 Gabon 0.0%
- 18 Ghana 0.0% compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
- 18 Madagascar 0.0% compare
- 18 Malawi 0.0% compare
- 18 Mali 0.0%
- 18 Mozambique 0.0% compare
- 18 Niger 0.0%
- 18 Nigeria 0.0% compare
- 18 Senegal 0.0%
- 18 Sudan 0.0% compare
- 18 Togo 0.0%
- 18 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 18 Zambia 0.0%
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary in Kenya?
- Tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary in Kenya was 1.7% in 2011, according to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) and the World Trade Organization.
- What is the highest tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Kenya rank for tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary?
- Kenya ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2011.
- Is tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) and the World Trade Organization, published as part of Tariff barriers, share of lines domestic peaks, primary (%). 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 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.