Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in China
China: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff was 40.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in China, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China recorded 40.5% for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in China peaked at 40.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2010.
That places China 185th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32.8% | — |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 32.5% | 36.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 37.3% | 40.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in China?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in China was 40.5% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2010.
- How does China rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- China ranks 185th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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