Kuwait: Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 0.97 percentage points from 3.42% in 2017. Since 2002 it is up 3.19 percentage points from 1.2% in 2002.

What the numbers say

In 2022, Kuwait's tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) rose 0.95 percentage points on 2021 (from 3.44% to 4.39%).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was +0.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.03 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.92 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.07 percentage points in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 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 2022, Kuwait had the 83rd 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 Kuwait in the 2022 ranking

• Philippines — 80th of 139: 4.84%
• South Africa — 81st of 139: 4.63%
• El Salvador — 82nd of 139: 4.51%
• Myanmar — 84th of 139: 4.31%
• Oman — 85th of 139: 4.25%
• Moldova — 86th of 139: 4.15%

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 21 values

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

• Algeria — 13.3% (2022)
• Bahrain — 3.14% (2022)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 99.4% (2019)
• Israel — 5.81% (2022)
• Jordan — 14.34% (2022)
• Lebanon — 12.17% (2020)
• Malta — 4.06% (2022)
• Morocco — 7.75% (2021)
• Oman — 4.25% (2022)
• Pakistan — 8.84% (2022)
• Qatar — 3.54% (2022)
• Saudi Arabia — 6.72% (2022)
• Tunisia — 19.53% (2016)
• United Arab Emirates — 4.72% (2021)

More trade data for Kuwait

• Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) — 99.97% (2022)
• Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 97.69% (2022)
• Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 4.71% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 4.67% (2022)
• Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 4.21% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 4.21% (2022)
• Binding coverage, all products (%) — 99.88% (2022)
• Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) — 98.23% (2022)
• Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) — 4.64% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) — 4.86% (2022)
• Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) — 4.01% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) — 4.01% (2022)
• Binding coverage, primary products (%) — 99.57% (2022)
• Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%) — 100% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) — 5.56% (2022)

Every indicator for Kuwait is on the Kuwait data page.

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Questions people ask

What is Kuwait's tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%)?

4.39% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 3.19 percentage points from 1.2% in 2002. The highest value was 5.38% in 2013 and the lowest 1.2% in 2002.

How does Kuwait rank?

83rd highest of 139 economies with data for 2022.

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

In 2022, Kuwait's tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) rose 0.95 percentage points on 2021 (from 3.44% to 4.39%). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was +0.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.03 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

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.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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