Egypt, Arab Rep.: Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2019, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) rose 64.13 percentage points on 2018 (from 35.27% to 99.4%).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2018), the average change was +0.59 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 13.2 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 64.13 percentage points in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 32.78 percentage points in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4.25 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 32% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

What this measures

Simple mean applied tariff is the unweighted average of effectively applied rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. 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. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of simple mean tariffs. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).

All 23 values

Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 13.3% (2022)
• Bahrain — 3.14% (2022)
• Israel — 5.81% (2022)
• Jordan — 14.34% (2022)
• Kuwait — 4.39% (2022)
• Lebanon — 12.17% (2020)
• Malta — 4.06% (2022)
• Morocco — 7.75% (2021)
• Oman — 4.25% (2022)
• Pakistan

More trade data for Egypt, Arab Rep.

• Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) — 99.44% (2019)
• Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 28.2% (2019)
• Binding coverage, all products (%) — 99.34% (2019)
• Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) — 36.59% (2019)
• Binding coverage, primary products (%) — 99.01% (2019)
• Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%) — 61.29% (2019)
• Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 4.85% (2019)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 12.62% (2019)
• Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%)

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Questions people ask

What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%)?

99.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1995?

It is up 71.42 percentage points from 27.98% in 1995. The highest value was 99.4% in 2019 and the lowest 19.52% in 2002.

Is the latest change in tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?

In 2019, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) rose 64.13 percentage points on 2018 (from 35.27% to 99.4%). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2018), the average change was +0.59 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 13.2 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.TAX.TCOM.SM.AR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates; World Integrated Trade Solution system (WITS), World Bank (WB); Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS), UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); Integrated Data Base (IDB), World Trade Organization (WTO); Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS), World Trade Organization… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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