Canada vs United States of America: Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on clothing products
Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on clothing products over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 11.3% against 1.7% in Canada, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 6.7 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 33 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.1% | 14.5% | 6.6% | Canada |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 12.1% | 5.3% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 11.7% | 10.0% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average tariffs imposed by developed countries on clothing products, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 11.3% against 1.7% in Canada as of 2014.
- What is the difference in average tariffs imposed by developed countries on clothing products between Canada and United States of America?
- 9.6%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2014.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for average tariffs imposed by developed countries on clothing products?
- Canada ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Trade Organization, and International Trade Center. Data are available online at: www.mdg-trade.org, published as Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on clothing products from least developed countries (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
It is the average tariffs imposed by developed countries on subsets of selected items (agricultural products, textile and clothing exports) that are deemed to be of interest to developing countries. For the purpose of calculating this indicator, Japan in Asia, Canada and the United States in North America, Australia and New Zealand in Oceania and Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU (25 countries included since 2004) in Europe are considered “developed” regions or areas, following the common accepted practice used for MDG indicators. Developing countries are those not listed as developed or transition countries. The list of least developed countries (LDCs) has been agreed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Committee for Development Policy, Economic and Social Council. Agricultural, clothing and textile groups follow the definition in WTO agreements based on the Harmonized System 1992, transposed to current versions by WTO Secretariat. Agricultural products correspond to Harmonized System 1992, chapters 01 to 24 less fish and fish products (chap. 03); in addition to parts of chapters 29, 33, 35, 38, 41, 43, 50 to 53. Textile is mainly covered in chapters 50 to 60. The bulk of clothing products are found in chapters 61-63.