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

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, primary products (%) in Sri Lanka was 52.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 66.73 in 2017, while its lowest value was 37.09 in 2015.

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
1990 55.12
1993 52.52
1994 53.47
1997 53.16
1998 45.47
2000 43.73
2001 41.52
2003 39.22
2004 40.96
2005 39.09
2006 38.08
2007 41.66
2008 41.73
2009 60.36
2010 44.78
2011 64.25
2012 46.26
2014 62.60
2015 37.09
2017 66.73
2018 48.79
2019 47.96
2020 52.40

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Tariffs