South Asia - Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%)

Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) in South Asia was 5.93 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 88.43 in 1989, while its lowest value was 5.93 in 2017.

Definition: Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database and the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Integrate

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Year Value
1989 88.43
1990 53.53
1992 27.01
1993 27.73
1994 56.37
1995 44.94
1996 23.67
1997 20.81
1998 28.22
1999 26.17
2000 21.42
2001 23.18
2002 21.73
2003 19.58
2004 19.88
2005 14.13
2006 10.29
2007 11.65
2008 10.55
2009 7.51
2010 6.89
2011 7.72
2012 6.88
2013 7.05
2014 8.56
2015 7.83
2016 7.31
2017 5.93

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Tariffs