Gambia, The: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%)

Key figures

Since 2003 it is up 9.43 percentage points from 10.36% in 2003. The World Bank has no value for 8 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.29 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.66 percentage points in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

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

How it compares

In 2022, Gambia, The had the 14th highest value of the 139 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 Gambia, The in the 2022 ranking

• Guyana — 11th of 139: 20.74%
• Central African Republic — 12th of 139: 20.06%
• Cameroon — 13th of 139: 19.92%
• Gabon — 15th of 139: 19.28%
• Congo, Rep. — 16th of 139: 18.83%
• Guinea-Bissau — 17th of 139: 18.83%

What this measures

Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. 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 and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).

All 12 values

Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in nearby economies

• Angola — 9.84% (2022)
• Benin — 13.08% (2022)
• Botswana — 13.1% (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 9.63% (2022)
• Burundi — 24.28% (2022)
• Cabo Verde — 14.91% (2022)
• Cameroon — 19.92% (2022)
• Central African Republic — 20.06% (2022)
• Chad

More trade data for Gambia, The

• Import volume index (2015 = 100) — 274.5 (2024)
• Import value index (2015 = 100) — 358.5 (2024)
• Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) — 95.3 (2024)
• Export volume index (2015 = 100) — 185.9 (2024)
• Export value index (2015 = 100) — 231.4 (2024)
• Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) — 0% (2022)
• Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 13.19% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 11.72% (2022)
• Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 15.33% (2022)

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Questions people ask

What is Gambia, The's tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%)?

19.79% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2003?

It is up 9.43 percentage points from 10.36% in 2003. The highest value was 19.79% in 2022 and the lowest 10.36% in 2003.

How does Gambia, The rank?

14th highest of 139 economies with data for 2022.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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….

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.TAX.TCOM.WM.FN.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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