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

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, all products (%) in United States was 5.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 10.63 in 1992, while its lowest value was 5.36 in 2016.

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.

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 10.22
1990 10.28
1991 10.56
1992 10.63
1993 10.57
1995 10.30
1996 10.07
1997 9.89
1998 9.84
1999 8.91
2000 8.75
2001 8.75
2002 8.78
2003 8.01
2004 6.54
2005 6.20
2006 6.00
2007 6.66
2008 5.79
2009 5.54
2010 5.47
2011 5.63
2012 5.44
2013 5.45
2014 5.58
2015 5.45
2016 5.36
2017 5.99
2018 5.56
2019 5.85
2020 5.74

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Tariffs