Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) was 55.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 55.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Nigeria peaked at 55.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 170th 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.8% | — |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +66.3% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 55.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.4%, 77% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 55.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.7%, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.8% | 39.8% | 39.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 32.0% | 54.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 46.9% | 55.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More infrastructure data for Nigeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 102,714 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0441 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 102,714 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Nigeria?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Nigeria was 55.3% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Nigeria ranks 170th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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