Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in World
World: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff was 56.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in World, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 56.4% for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in World peaked at 56.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2005.
World ranks 22nd of 32 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 38.1% | — |
| 2010 | 43.9% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 43.9% | 52.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 53.9% | 56.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in World?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in World was 56.4% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2005.
- How does World rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- World ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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