Upper middle income - Share of tariff lines with international peaks

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

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, all products (%) in Upper middle income was 15.22 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 92.26 in 1989, while its lowest value was 13.33 in 2012.

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
1988 44.28
1989 92.26
1990 52.39
1991 41.54
1992 58.83
1993 34.36
1994 37.61
1995 24.98
1996 27.57
1997 28.62
1998 25.98
1999 26.38
2000 30.32
2001 26.95
2002 24.34
2003 28.81
2004 22.15
2005 19.33
2006 16.90
2007 22.04
2008 23.55
2009 22.14
2010 17.00
2011 20.01
2012 13.33
2013 19.26
2014 15.77
2015 15.82
2016 15.14
2017 15.22

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Tariffs