Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff was 57.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Middle Africa, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Middle Africa stood at 57.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Middle Africa peaked at 69.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2022.
That places Middle Africa 13th out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 69.3% | — |
| 2010 | 61.8% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 59.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 59.1% | 65.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 51.2% | 57.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 10 Burkina Faso 87.9% compare
- 11 Grenada 87.8% compare
- 11 Viet Nam 62.0% compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 58.6% compare
- 12 Yemen 87.3% compare
- 13 Niger 86.9% compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 86.8% compare
- 15 Guyana 86.4% compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 48.4% compare
- 16 Tonga 86.4% compare
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- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
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- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 16.8% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 1,290 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.51 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Middle Africa?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Middle Africa was 57.0% 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2022.
- How does Middle Africa rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Middle Africa ranks 13th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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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