Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Japan
Japan: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) was 56.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Japan, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Japan is 56.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Japan peaked at 58.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2005.
Japan ranks 166th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.7% | — |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 56.9% | +0.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 56.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 92% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Japan's 56.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.0%, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 32.9% | 49.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 55.9% | 58.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 163 Western Sahara 57.1% compare
- 164 Morocco 57.0% compare
- 165 Mexico 57.0% compare
- 167 Seychelles 56.5% compare
- 168 Ecuador 56.4% compare
- 169 Mauritania 55.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4765 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Japan?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Japan was 56.9% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2005.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Japan ranks 166th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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