Mauritius: Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Mauritius' tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) fell 0.07 percentage points on 2021 (from 0.86% to 0.79%).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2021), the average change was −0.89 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.44 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 7.79 percentage points in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.43 percentage points in 2005. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.05 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 53% 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.

How it compares

In 2022, Mauritius had the 125th 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 Mauritius in the 2022 ranking

• Costa Rica — 122nd of 139: 0.83%
• Peru — 123rd of 139: 0.83%
• Viet Nam — 124th of 139: 0.82%
• Canada — 126th of 139: 0.76%
• United Kingdom — 127th of 139: 0.71%
• Myanmar — 128th of 139: 0.66%

What this measures

Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied 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. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. 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. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.

All 27 values

Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) in nearby economies

• Angola — 8.5% (2022)
• Benin — 8.51% (2022)
• Botswana — 2.16% (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 7.81% (2022)
• Burundi — 6.78% (2022)
• Cabo Verde — 10.72% (2022)
• Cameroon — 17.52% (2022)
• Central African Republic — 12.57% (2022)
• Chad — 15.52% (2022)

More trade data for Mauritius

• Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) — 0% (2022)
• Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 1.06% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 0.8% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 1.04% (2022)
• Binding coverage, all products (%) — 0% (2022)
• Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) — 1.07% (2022)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) — 0.81% (2022)
• Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) — 1.2% (2022)

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Questions people ask

What is Mauritius's tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%)?

0.79% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1995?

It is down 22.09 percentage points from 22.88% in 1995. The highest value was 26.91% in 1998 and the lowest 0.79% in 2022.

How does Mauritius rank?

125th highest of 139 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) unusual for Mauritius?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.TAX.MANF.WM.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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