Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in India
India: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff was 38.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in India, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 38.4% for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in India peaked at 39.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2005.
India ranks 187th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32.1% | — |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 32.2% | 35.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 34.7% | 39.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More infrastructure data for India
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.027 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 26.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 39.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in India?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in India was 38.4% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2005.
- How does India rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- India ranks 187th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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