Trade, S1 - Tariffs in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Trade, S1 - Tariffs was 0.8738 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
0.8738
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
60th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8738
in 2014
All-time low
0.0548
in 1988
Years of data
29
1986–2014

Trade, S1 - Tariffs in China (People’s Republic of), 1986–2014

00.20.40.60.81986200020141986: 0.5741987: 0.1421988: 0.0551989: 0.3441990: 0.3421991: 0.3421992: 0.3381993: 0.3821994: 0.4451995: 0.4451996: 0.6331997: 0.7221998: 0.7231999: 0.7282000: 0.7272001: 0.7442002: 0.8032003: 0.8222004: 0.8372005: 0.8462006: 0.8522007: 0.8542008: 0.8572009: 0.8662010: 0.8682011: 0.872012: 0.832013: 0.8312014: 0.874

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2014, trade, s1 - tariffs in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 0.8738. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trade, s1 - tariffs in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 0.8738 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0548, in 1988.

That places China (People’s Republic of) 60th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2786 0.0548 0.574 4
1990s 0.51 0.3382 0.7277 10
2000s 0.8206 0.7267 0.8655 10
2010s 0.8545 0.8303 0.8738 5

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 57 Russia 0.886 compare
  2. 58 Dominican Republic 0.8815 compare
  3. 59 Mozambique 0.8758 compare
  4. 61 Ecuador 0.8732 compare
  5. 62 Sri Lanka 0.8697 compare
  6. 63 Egypt 0.8695 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trade, s1 - tariffs in China (People’s Republic of)?
Trade, s1 - tariffs in China (People’s Republic of) was 0.8738 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest trade, s1 - tariffs recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 0.8738 in 2014.
What is the lowest trade, s1 - tariffs recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0548 in 1988.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for trade, s1 - tariffs?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 60th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is trade, s1 - tariffs rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, S1 - Tariffs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Trade, S1 - Tariffs
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
90 places, 2,910 data points, 1973–2014
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