Fiji: Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%)

Key figures

Since 2003 it is down 1.78 percentage points from 9.62% in 2003. The World Bank has no value for 3 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2021, Fiji's tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) fell 7.13 percentage points on 2020 (from 14.97% to 7.84%).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2020), the average change was +0.45 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.06 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.27 percentage points in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.13 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2021, Fiji had the 7th highest value of the 21 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Fiji in the 2021 ranking

• Antigua and Barbuda — 4th of 21: 12.39%
• Malawi — 5th of 21: 9.48%
• Mozambique — 6th of 21: 8.84%
• French Polynesia — 8th of 21: 7.62%
• Palau — 9th of 21: 6.8%
• Uzbekistan — 10th of 21: 6.66%

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.

All 16 values

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

• Australia — 2.01% (2022)
• Brunei Darussalam — 0.18% (2022)
• Cambodia — 12.31% (2022)
• China — 5.36% (2022)
• French Polynesia — 7.62% (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 0% (2022)
• Indonesia — 5.82% (2022)
• Japan — 1.99% (2022)
• Korea, Rep. — 5.73% (2022)
• Lao PDR

More trade data for Fiji

• Import volume index (2015 = 100) — 117.4 (2024)
• Import value index (2015 = 100) — 149.3 (2024)
• Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) — 98.3 (2024)
• Export volume index (2015 = 100) — 101.6 (2024)
• Export value index (2015 = 100) — 127 (2024)
• Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) — 50.15% (2021)
• Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 40.01% (2021)
• Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 6.24% (2021)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 6.65% (2021)
• Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%)

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Questions people ask

What is Fiji's tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%)?

7.84% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2003?

It is down 1.78 percentage points from 9.62% in 2003. The highest value was 20.84% in 2019 and the lowest 7.84% in 2021.

How does Fiji rank?

7th highest of 21 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) unusual for Fiji?

In 2021, Fiji's tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) fell 7.13 percentage points on 2020 (from 14.97% to 7.84%). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2020), the average change was +0.45 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.06 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.TAX.MRCH.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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