Zimbabwe: Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.08 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.01 percentage points in 1997. 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 2021, Zimbabwe had the 2nd 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 Zimbabwe in the 2021 ranking

• Ethiopia — 1st of 21: 18.4%
• Comoros — 3rd of 21: 13.23%
• Antigua and Barbuda — 4th of 21: 11.51%
• Malawi — 5th of 21: 9.2%

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. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.

All 15 values

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

• Angola — 10.19% (2022)
• Benin — 10.68% (2022)
• Botswana — 8.68% (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 11.43% (2022)
• Burundi — 11.88% (2022)
• Cabo Verde — 13.84% (2022)
• Cameroon — 18.3% (2022)
• Central African Republic — 18.11% (2022)
• Chad — 17.84% (2022)

More trade data for Zimbabwe

• Import volume index (2015 = 100) — 123.1 (2024)
• Import value index (2015 = 100) — 168.8 (2024)
• Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) — 108.9 (2024)
• Export volume index (2015 = 100) — 152.2 (2024)
• Export value index (2015 = 100) — 227.3 (2024)
• Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) — 8.49% (2021)
• Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 24.81% (2021)
• Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 16.72% (2021)
• Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 12.38% (2021)

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Questions people ask

What is Zimbabwe's tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%)?

17.97% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1996?

It is down 23.18 percentage points from 41.15% in 1996. The highest value was 41.15% in 1996 and the lowest 9.78% in 2016.

How does Zimbabwe rank?

2nd highest of 21 economies with data for 2021.

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.MANF.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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