Sri Lanka - Share of tariff lines with international peaks

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, manufactured products (%)

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, manufactured products (%) in Sri Lanka was 20.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 49.84 in 1994, while its lowest value was 17.22 in 2015.

Definition: Share of tariff lines with international peaks is the share of lines in the tariff schedule with tariff rates that exceed 15 percent. It provides an indication of how selectively tariffs are applied. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database.

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Year Value
1990 49.42
1993 48.95
1994 49.84
1997 45.63
1998 26.52
2000 19.58
2001 19.70
2003 22.68
2004 22.46
2005 22.93
2006 22.18
2007 21.09
2008 22.08
2009 44.34
2010 21.15
2011 43.17
2012 20.00
2014 41.07
2015 17.22
2017 37.77
2018 21.12
2019 21.85
2020 20.05

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, all products (%)

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, all products (%) in Sri Lanka was 25.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 50.22 in 1994, while its lowest value was 20.01 in 2015.

Definition: Share of tariff lines with international peaks is the share of lines in the tariff schedule with tariff rates that exceed 15 percent. It provides an indication of how selectively tariffs are applied.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database.

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Year Value
1990 49.98
1993 49.32
1994 50.22
1997 46.42
1998 28.79
2000 22.36
2001 22.26
2003 24.68
2004 24.61
2005 24.76
2006 23.97
2007 23.44
2008 24.31
2009 46.20
2010 24.13
2011 45.98
2012 23.70
2014 43.98
2015 20.01
2017 42.09
2018 25.22
2019 25.73
2020 25.23

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, primary products (%)

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, primary products (%) in Sri Lanka was 52.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 66.73 in 2017, while its lowest value was 37.09 in 2015.

Definition: Share of tariff lines with international peaks is the share of lines in the tariff schedule with tariff rates that exceed 15 percent. It provides an indication of how selectively tariffs are applied. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database.

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Year Value
1990 55.12
1993 52.52
1994 53.47
1997 53.16
1998 45.47
2000 43.73
2001 41.52
2003 39.22
2004 40.96
2005 39.09
2006 38.08
2007 41.66
2008 41.73
2009 60.36
2010 44.78
2011 64.25
2012 46.26
2014 62.60
2015 37.09
2017 66.73
2018 48.79
2019 47.96
2020 52.40

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Tariffs