Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in United States of America
United States of America: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff was 42.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in United States of America, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in United States of America stood at 42.1%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in United States of America peaked at 42.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2005.
United States of America ranks 208th of 237 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.1% | — |
| 2010 | 31.1% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 31.1% | 39.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 40.4% | 42.1% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for United States of America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2398 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in United States of America?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in United States of America was 42.1% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2005.
- How does United States of America rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- United States of America ranks 208th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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