Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff was 89.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Bhutan, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 89.8% for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Bhutan peaked at 92.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2005.
That places Bhutan 9th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.7% | — |
| 2010 | 52.4% | +46.7% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | +68.4% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 52.4% | 88.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 77.1% | 92.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 6 Saint Lucia 93.2% compare
- 7 Solomon Islands 91.9% compare
- 8 Greenland 90.3% compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 87.9% compare
- 11 Grenada 87.8% compare
- 12 Yemen 87.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9976 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Bhutan?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Bhutan was 89.8% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2005.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Bhutan ranks 9th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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