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

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, primary products (%) in South Africa was 15.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 34.14 in 1993, while its lowest value was 14.80 in 2019.

Definition: Share of tariff lines with international peaks is the share of lines in the tariff schedule with tariff rates that exceed 15 percent. It provides an indication of how selectively tariffs are applied. 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
1988 15.33
1990 24.32
1991 22.19
1993 34.14
1996 21.91
1997 25.60
1999 21.96
2000 22.88
2001 21.77
2002 19.43
2003 19.83
2004 20.26
2005 19.97
2006 17.40
2007 18.22
2008 18.14
2009 16.17
2010 15.78
2011 18.16
2012 16.29
2013 15.81
2014 15.72
2015 14.95
2016 16.21
2017 16.50
2018 14.88
2019 14.80
2020 15.96

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Tariffs