United States - Share of tariff lines with international peaks

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, manufactured products (%)

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, manufactured products (%) in United States was 3.19 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 11.41 in 1993, while its lowest value was 3.19 in 2011.

Definition: Share of tariff lines with international peaks is the share of lines in the tariff schedule with tariff rates that exceed 15 percent. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.

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.

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Year Value
1989 10.82
1990 10.91
1991 11.33
1992 11.28
1993 11.41
1995 9.35
1996 7.34
1997 8.66
1998 6.94
1999 7.57
2000 7.25
2001 7.16
2002 6.85
2003 6.90
2004 5.11
2005 4.95
2006 4.83
2007 4.22
2008 4.96
2009 4.61
2010 3.58
2011 3.19

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, all products (%)

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, all products (%) in United States was 3.21 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 10.52 in 1992, while its lowest value was 3.21 in 2011.

Definition: Share of tariff lines with international peaks is the share of lines in the tariff schedule with tariff rates that exceed 15 percent.

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.

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Year Value
1989 10.17
1990 10.23
1991 10.50
1992 10.52
1993 10.50
1995 10.08
1996 7.69
1997 9.40
1998 7.44
1999 8.37
2000 8.02
2001 8.03
2002 7.77
2003 7.83
2004 6.29
2005 6.02
2006 5.89
2007 5.49
2008 6.06
2009 5.85
2010 3.42
2011 3.21

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, primary products (%)

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, primary products (%) in United States was 3.40 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 13.40 in 1995, while its lowest value was 2.85 in 2010.

Definition: Share of tariff lines with international peaks is the share of lines in the tariff schedule with tariff rates that exceed 15 percent. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).

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.

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Year Value
1989 7.43
1990 7.41
1991 6.89
1992 7.24
1993 6.44
1995 13.40
1996 9.36
1997 12.85
1998 9.79
1999 12.09
2000 11.59
2001 12.05
2002 11.78
2003 11.89
2004 11.38
2005 10.79
2006 10.70
2007 12.28
2008 10.74
2009 11.00
2010 2.85
2011 3.40

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Tariffs