Benin - Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%)

Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Benin was 13.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 19.86 in 2017, while its lowest value was 11.29 in 2014.

Definition: Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation 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. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. 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 and the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Integrate

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Year Value
2001 12.86
2002 12.94
2003 12.07
2004 12.07
2005 12.07
2006 11.90
2007 11.98
2008 11.98
2009 11.98
2010 11.98
2011 11.94
2012 11.94
2013 11.94
2014 11.29
2015 14.82
2016 13.02
2017 19.86
2018 16.83
2019 13.70
2020 13.70

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Tariffs