Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Benin
Benin: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) was 77.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Benin, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Benin recorded 77.7% for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Benin peaked at 87.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2005.
That places Benin 58th out of 239 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 63.8% | — |
| 2010 | 70.6% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 82.2% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 77.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.4%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 77.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.7%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.8% | 63.8% | 63.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 70.6% | 87.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 77.2% | 87.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Benin?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Benin was 77.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Benin ranks 58th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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