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

Share of tariff lines with international peaks, primary products (%) in United States was 10.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 15.08 in 1998, while its lowest value was 6.36 in 1993.

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
1989 7.44
1990 7.45
1991 6.88
1992 7.25
1993 6.36
1995 13.44
1996 14.03
1997 14.13
1998 15.08
1999 13.41
2000 13.18
2001 13.53
2002 13.38
2003 12.52
2004 12.34
2005 11.40
2006 11.30
2007 11.90
2008 10.21
2009 10.21
2010 9.98
2011 10.80
2012 10.20
2013 10.33
2014 10.66
2015 10.17
2016 10.13
2017 10.68
2018 9.84
2019 10.60
2020 10.33

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Tariffs